U+16D5B "ð–µ›" Kirat Rai Letter Ma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–µ›
U+16D5B "ð–µ›" Kirat Rai Letter Ma is a glyph representing the sound "ma" in the Kirat Rai script, which is used for writing the Kirati languages such as Bantawa, Chamling, and Limbu spoken primarily in eastern Nepal. This character is part of the Kirat Rai block in Unicode, which was added to the standard in 2024 to support the preservation and digital representation of these indigenous languages. As a consonant letter, it functions as a fundamental building block for writing words in the Kirat Rai script, contributing to efforts to document and revitalize the linguistic heritage of the Rai communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D5B |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Letter Ma |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵛 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵛 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD5B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D5B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd5b |