U+16D4C "𖵌" Kirat Rai Letter Jha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖵌
U+16D4C "𖵌" Kirat Rai Letter Jha is a specific glyph from the Kirat Rai script, a writing system used historically for the Kirat languages spoken in parts of Nepal and neighboring regions, such as Limbu and other related Sino-Tibetan languages. This letter represents the consonant sound "jha," which is a breathy or aspirated voiced palatal affricate, similar to the sound in some South Asian languages. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard within the Kirat Rai block, which was added to support the digital preservation and electronic usage of this script, allowing for modern textual representation and communication in these endangered languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D4C |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Letter Jha |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD4C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D4C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd4c |