U+16D61 "𖵡" Kirat Rai Letter Sha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖵡
U+16D61 "𖵡" Kirat Rai Letter Sha is a symbol from the Kirat Rai script, which was historically used to write the Kirat Rai languages spoken by the Rai ethnic groups of eastern Nepal and parts of neighboring regions. This script is part of the Kirat Rai block in Unicode, and the letter "Sha" represents a specific consonant sound, typically the voiceless sibilant fricative /ʃ/, similar to the English "sh" in "ship". Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally enable the writing system for these indigenous languages, supporting cultural heritage and modern communication for speakers and scholars.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D61 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Letter Sha |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD61 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D61 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd61 |