U+1697 "ᚗ" Ogham Letter Uilleann Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1697 "ᚗ" Ogham Letter Uilleann is a letter from the medieval Ogham alphabet, which was used primarily in early medieval Ireland and Britain to inscribe the Primitive and Old Irish languages on stone monuments. This particular character represents the sound typically transcribed as "U" and its name "Uilleann" likely derives from a word for "elbow," reflecting the traditional naming system where Ogham letters were associated with trees or body parts. In modern contexts, it is used for historical and linguistic study, as well as by enthusiasts reviving the script for decorative or cultural purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1697 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ogham Letter Uilleann |
| Block | Ogham |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᚗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᚗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9A 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1697 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001697 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1697 |