U+16AA6 "𖪦" Tangsa Letter Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖪦
U+16AA6 "𖪦" Tangsa Letter Wa is a character from the Tangsa script, which is used to write the Tangsa language spoken by the Tangsa people in parts of northeastern India and Myanmar. Representing the syllable or consonant sound "wa," this letter is part of a Unicode block designated for the Tangsa script, added to the standard in 2024 under version 16.0 to support the modern orthography developed for the language. Its inclusion helps preserve and digitize the linguistic heritage of the Tangsa community, enabling written communication, education, and cultural documentation in digital environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16AA6 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Tangsa Letter Wa |
| Block | Tangsa |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖪦 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖪦 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAA 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDEA6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016AA6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udea6 |