U+11C0B "ð‘°‹" Bhaiksuki Letter Ai Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð‘°‹

U+11C0B "ð‘°‹" Bhaiksuki Letter Ai is a specific glyph within the Bhaiksuki script, a historical Brahmic abugida used primarily in the eastern regions of India during the 11th and 12th centuries CE to write Buddhist texts, particularly in manuscripts from the Pala and Sena dynasties. This character represents the independent vowel sound "ai," akin to the long vowel in the English word "aisle," functioning as a standalone letter rather than a conjunct or diacritic. It is part of the Unicode block titled Bhaiksuki, which was added to the standard in version 9.0 released in 2016, enabling digital preservation and study of this ancient script. The shape of "ð‘°‹" displays the typical angular yet cursive features of Bhaiksuki, with a distinctive curved top and vertical stem that differentiate it from other Brahmic vowel letters.

General Properties

Code Point U+11C0B
Version Added 9.0
Name Bhaiksuki Letter Ai
Block Bhaiksuki
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑰋
HTML Hex Encoding 𑰋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0xB0 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD807 0xDC0B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011C0B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud807\udc0b

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Bhaiksuki
Script Extensions Bhaiksuki
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter