U+115A9 "ð‘–©" Siddham Letter La Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+115A9 "ð‘–©" Siddham Letter La is a glyph representing the syllable 'la' in the Siddham script, an ancient abugida historically used primarily in East Asia for writing Sanskrit, particularly in Buddhist liturgical and esoteric texts. This character is part of the Siddham block in Unicode, which was added to support the digitization and preservation of manuscripts and inscriptions from regions like Japan, China, and Korea where the script was widely employed. Visually, the letter exhibits the distinctive angular and flowing strokes characteristic of Siddham calligraphy, with a curved top stroke and a vertical stem that descends below the baseline. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately represent and study the script in digital formats, ensuring the long term accessibility of religious and historical documents that rely on this writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+115A9
Version Added 7.0
Name Siddham Letter La
Block Siddham
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑖩
HTML Hex Encoding 𑖩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x96 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD805 0xDDA9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000115A9
C/C++/Java Escape \ud805\udda9

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 Consonant
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