U+1162B "𑘫" Modi Letter Sha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑘫
U+1162B "𑘫" Modi Letter Sha represents a specific consonant in the Modi script, a historical writing system used primarily for the Marathi language from the 16th to the early 20th century, particularly for administrative and commercial records. This character encodes the sound "sha" as in the English word "shock" and belongs to the Modi script block within Unicode, which was added to ensure digital preservation and accessibility of this endangered script. The Modi Letter Sha is typically used in conjunction with other vowel signs and consonant modifiers to form complete syllables in written texts, reflecting the unique calligraphic style of the Modi script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1162B |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Modi Letter Sha |
| Block | Modi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑘫 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑘫 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x98 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDE2B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001162B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\ude2b |