U+16100 "ð–„€" Gurung Khema Letter A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–„€
U+16100 "ð–„€" Gurung Khema Letter A is a symbol from the Gurung Khema script, which was added to the Unicode Standard in September 2024 as part of version 16.0 to support the Gurung language of Nepal. This character represents the first letter of the Gurung alphabet, corresponding to the vowel sound "a," and is used for writing the Gurung language, also known as Tamu Kyi, which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. Its inclusion in Unicode is a significant step for preserving and digitally representing the linguistic heritage of the Gurung people, allowing for accurate digital communication, archiving, and development of typefaces for this historically under documented script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16100 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Gurung Khema Letter A |
| Block | Gurung Khema |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖄀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖄀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0x84 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD818 0xDD00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016100 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud818\udd00 |