U+11A50 "𑩐" Soyombo Letter A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑩐
U+11A50 "𑩐" Soyombo Letter A is a glyph from the Soyombo script, an abugida created in the 17th century by the Mongolian Buddhist monk and scholar Zanabazar for writing Mongolian, Tibetan, and Sanskrit. This character represents the independent vowel sound "a" and is notable for its distinctive, ornate design that reflects the script's ceremonial and religious origins, often used in Buddhist texts and official seals. The Soyombo script is recognized for its complex, flowing strokes and symbolic shapes, and the Letter A specifically appears as a foundational element in the script's syllabic system, contributing to its unique place in Unicode's extensive repertoire of historical and minority writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11A50 |
| Version Added | 10.0 |
| Name | Soyombo Letter A |
| Block | Soyombo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑩐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑩐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xA9 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD806 0xDE50 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011A50 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud806\ude50 |