U+168D "ᚍ" Ogham Letter Ngeadal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+168D "ᚍ" Ogham Letter Ngeadal is a glyph from the Ogham alphabet, an early medieval script used primarily to write the Primitive and Old Irish languages, as well as Pictish, on stone monuments across Ireland and Britain. This specific character represents the sound "NG" (as in "sing") and corresponds to the fifth forfeda, or supplementary letter, added to the original twenty letter Ogham alphabet. The Ogham script is characterized by a series of straight lines and notches carved along a central stem line, and the Ngeadal symbol itself appears as a distinct combination of vertical and diagonal strokes, reflecting the angular, rune like aesthetic of the writing system. As part of the Ogham block in Unicode, this character aids in the digital preservation and scholarly study of early Celtic epigraphy and linguistics.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᚍ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᚍ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x9A 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x168D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000168D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u168d |
Unicode Properties