U+116A3 "𑚣" Takri Letter Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑚣
U+116A3 "𑚣" Takri Letter Ya is a character from the Takri script, an historical abugida used primarily to write languages like Dogri, Chambeali, and other Pahari languages in the northwestern Himalayan region of India. This glyph represents the consonant sound "ya" and is classified under the Takri Unicode block, which was added to the standard in 2012 as part of Unicode version 6.1 to support the digital preservation of this endangered script. The letter is typically used syllabically, with an inherent vowel "a" that can be modified by diacritical marks, and its distinctive curved design reflects the unique calligraphic tradition of the Takri writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+116A3 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Takri Letter Ya |
| Block | Takri |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑚣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑚣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x9A 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDEA3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000116A3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udea3 |