U+16A8C "𖪌" Tangsa Letter Uiz Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𖪌

U+16A8C "𖪌" Tangsa Letter Uiz is a specific glyph belonging to the Tangsa script, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2022 as part of version 15.0 to support the Tangsa language spoken by the Tangsa Naga people in northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. This letter represents a unique phoneme or sound within the Tangsa writing system, which is an alphabet traditionally used to transcribe the language and preserve its oral literature and cultural heritage. The inclusion of "Ui" as a distinct letter highlights the script's attempt to accurately capture vowels and diphthongs that are essential for correct pronunciation in Tangsa. Its codepoint sits within the Tangsa block of Unicode, enabling digital representation and communication for speakers and scholars working with this endangered language.

General Properties

Code Point U+16A8C
Version Added 14.0
Name Tangsa Letter Uiz
Block Tangsa
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖪌
HTML Hex Encoding 𖪌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xAA 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDE8C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016A8C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\ude8c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Tangsa
Script Extensions Tangsa
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter