U+11C01 "𑰁" Bhaiksuki Letter Aa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑰁
U+11C01 "𑰁" Bhaiksuki Letter Aa is a glyph from the Bhaiksuki script, an ancient Brahmi-derived writing system historically used in parts of South Asia, particularly for writing Buddhist texts in Sanskrit. This specific character represents the long vowel sound "aa" (ā), distinguishing it from the short vowel "a" in the script's inventory. The Bhaiksuki alphabet, which dates to around the 11th to 12th centuries CE, is known for its rounded, calligraphic forms, and the Letter Aa appears as a distinct symbol in its syllabic writing system. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital documentation and scholarly research involving this rare historical script can be accurately represented and preserved.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11C01 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Bhaiksuki Letter Aa |
| Block | Bhaiksuki |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑰁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑰁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xB0 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDC01 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011C01 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udc01 |