U+11CA5 "𑲥" Marchen Subjoined Letter Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑲥
U+11CA5 "𑲥" Marchen Subjoined Letter Wa is a glyph used in the historical Marchen script, which was employed to write the Zhangzhung language, a precursor to the Tibetan language in the ancient kingdom of Zhangzhung. This character represents the consonant "wa" in a subjoined or subscript form, meaning it is typically attached below a base consonant to modify the pronunciation or form a conjunct cluster. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and study of this extinct script, which is significant for understanding the cultural and religious history of the Himalayan region, particularly in relation to Bon and Tibetan Buddhism.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11CA5 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Marchen Subjoined Letter Wa |
| Block | Marchen |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑲥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑲥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xB2 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDCA5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011CA5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udca5 |