U+16D42 "𖵂" Kirat Rai Sign Visarga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖵂
U+16D42 "𖵂" Kirat Rai Sign Visarga is a diacritical mark used in the Kirat Rai script, which is employed to write the Kirat Rai languages of Nepal and parts of India. This specific sign represents a visarga, a breathing or aspiration feature that modifies the pronunciation of a preceding vowel or consonant, typically adding a voiceless breathy release at the end of a syllable. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that the Kirat Rai script can be accurately represented and preserved in digital texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D42 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Sign Visarga |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D42 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd42 |