U+114B8 "ð‘’¸" Tirhuta Vowel Sign Vocalic Ll Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+114B8 "ð‘’¸" Tirhuta Vowel Sign Vocalic Ll is a combining diacritical mark used in the Tirhuta script, which is historically employed to write the Maithili language primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and parts of Nepal. This specific vowel sign represents a vocalic sound similar to a long syllabic L, functioning as a modifier that attaches to a consonant base character to alter its inherent vowel to this unique, rarer phonetic value. As part of the Tirhuta block encoded in Unicode version 7.0, it helps preserve the accurate representation of ancient and modern Maithili texts, supporting scholarly and cultural efforts to maintain and revive this traditional script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+114B8 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Tirhuta Vowel Sign Vocalic Ll |
| Block | Tirhuta |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑒸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑒸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x92 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDCB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000114B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udcb8 |