U+11588 "ð‘–ˆ" Siddham Letter Vocalic L Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð‘–ˆ
U+11588 "ð‘–ˆ" Siddham Letter Vocalic L is a script symbol from the Siddham writing system, historically used in East Asia for writing Sanskrit and Buddhist texts, where it represents a rare vocalic consonant sound, specifically a syllabic "l" vowel. This character is part of the Siddham block in Unicode, added to support the digital representation of this ancient script, which is valued for its role in documenting mantra recitation and religious manuscripts. Its distinctive glyph, with a curved top and a vertical stem resembling the Devanagari counterpart, underscores the script's calligraphic heritage and its importance in preserving liturgical traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11588 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Siddham Letter Vocalic L |
| Block | Siddham |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑖈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑖈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x96 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDD88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011588 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udd88 |