U+16D5F "𖵟" Kirat Rai Letter Va Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖵟
U+16D5F "𖵟" Kirat Rai Letter Va is a specific glyph used in the Kirat Rai script, which was developed to write the Kirati languages spoken by communities in Nepal and parts of India. This character represents the consonant sound "va" and is part of the modern standardized script designed to preserve and promote the linguistic heritage of the Rai people. The Kirat Rai block was added to Unicode in version 14.0, released in 2021, ensuring that the script can be used in digital text and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D5F |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Letter Va |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵟 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵟 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD5F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D5F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd5f |