U+1610F "" Gurung Khema Letter Va Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1610F "" Gurung Khema Letter Va is a distinctive glyph belonging to the Gurung Khema script, an alphasyllabary used historically by the Gurung people of Nepal to write their Tamu Kyi language. This character specifically represents the consonant sound "va" and is part of a modern revival effort to digitally encode and preserve the endangered script, which fell into disuse in the mid-20th century. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the letter can be typed, displayed, and archived across digital platforms, supporting cultural heritage documentation. The shape of the letter reflects the flowing, rounded style typical of the Gurung Khema script, distinguishing it from other Brahmic-derived writing systems in the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1610F |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Gurung Khema Letter Va |
| Block | Gurung Khema |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖄏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖄏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0x84 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD818 0xDD0F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001610F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud818\udd0f |