U+11A23 "𑨣" Zanabazar Square Letter Tsa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑨣
U+11A23 "𑨣" Zanabazar Square Letter Tsa is a grapheme from the Zanabazar Square script, an abugida devised in the 17th century by the Mongolian monk and scholar Zanabazar for writing Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Mongolian languages. This specific character represents the consonant sound "tsa" and is part of a writing system designed to transcribe Buddhist texts with precision, particularly in liturgical and scholarly contexts within Mongolian and Tibetan traditions. The script features a distinct square, geometric appearance and is now recognized in the Unicode Standard, ensuring its digital preservation for historical and linguistic study, though its practical use remains largely confined to specialized academic and religious purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11A23 |
| Version Added | 10.0 |
| Name | Zanabazar Square Letter Tsa |
| Block | Zanabazar Square |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑨣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑨣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xA8 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD806 0xDE23 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011A23 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud806\ude23 |