U+11CAC "𑲬" Marchen Subjoined Letter Sha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11CAC "𑲬" Marchen Subjoined Letter Sha is a graphical component of the Marchen script, which was historically used to write the Zhang-Zhung language, a precursor to modern Tibetan used in the Bon and, occasionally, Tibetan Buddhist traditions. This specific character represents a subjoined form of the consonant "Sha," meaning it is designed to attach vertically beneath another base consonant letter to form a conjunct cluster, a common feature in Indic and Tibetan-derived scripts. Its visual appearance is a smaller, stylized version of the standard "Sha" character, positioned below the main letter to indicate a consonant cluster or a special phonetic relationship. As part of the Marchen block, which was added to Unicode in version 9.0 (2016) to facilitate digital preservation of historical texts, this character helps scholars and linguists accurately transcribe and study ancient manuscripts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑲬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑲬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0xB2 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD807 0xDCAC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00011CAC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud807\udcac |
Unicode Properties