U+11588 "ð‘–ˆ" Siddham Letter Vocalic L Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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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

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Siddham
Script Extensions Siddham
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter