U+16D44 "𖵄" Kirat Rai Letter Ka Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖵄
U+16D44 "𖵄" Kirat Rai Letter Ka is a character from the Kirat Rai script, which is used to write the Kirat Rai languages of Nepal and parts of India. This specific letter represents the consonant sound "ka" and is part of a relatively recent addition to the Unicode Standard, encoded in Version 14.0 released in 2021. The character supports the preservation and digital representation of the Kirat Rai writing system, helping to maintain linguistic and cultural heritage for communities such as the Limbu and other ethnic groups in the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D44 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Letter Ka |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D44 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd44 |