U+11DB5 "" Tolong Siki Letter Aa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11DB5 "" Tolong Siki Letter Aa is a script character used in the Tolong Siki writing system, which is employed to write the Khasi language spoken in parts of northeastern India. It represents a specific vowel sound similar to a long "a" and is part of a modern script devised in the early 21st century as an alternative to the Latin and Bengali scripts traditionally used for Khasi. This character belongs to the Tolong Siki block of the Unicode Standard, reflecting efforts to digitally encode and preserve indigenous scripts and linguistic heritage. The letter is distinguished by its unique curved and angular glyph design, which visually marks the vowel's phonetic role in the syllabic structure of the script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11DB5 |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Tolong Siki Letter Aa |
| Block | Tolong Siki |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑶵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑶵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xB6 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDDB5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011DB5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\uddb5 |