U+1162A "𑘪" Modi Letter Va Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1162A "𑘪" Modi Letter Va is a character from the Modi script, a writing system historically used to write the Marathi language primarily in the state of Maharashtra, India, during the 17th to 20th centuries. This specific character represents the consonant sound "va" and is one of the basic letters in the Modi abugida, where each consonant carries an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritical marks. The Modi script, known for its cursive and rounded forms, was developed to facilitate quicker writing compared to the Devanagari script, often used for administrative and documentary purposes under the Maratha Empire. Today, the character U+1162A is part of the Unicode Standard, ensuring its digital preservation and enabling modern text processing and rendering for historical and linguistic research.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑘪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑘪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0x98 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD805 0xDE2A |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001162A |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud805\ude2a |
Unicode Properties