U+16D66 "𖵦" Kirat Rai Vowel Sign Ue Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖵦
U+16D66 "𖵦" Kirat Rai Vowel Sign Ue is a combining diacritical mark used in the Kirat Rai script, which is employed to write the Kirat Rai languages of Nepal and neighboring regions. This specific vowel sign represents the sound "ue," and it is positioned above or attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, contributing to the accurate phonetic representation of words in the script. The inclusion of U+16D66 in the Unicode Standard ensures that the Kirat Rai writing system can be digitally preserved and utilized in modern computing, supporting the linguistic heritage of the Kirat Rai communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D66 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Vowel Sign Ue |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵦 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵦 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD66 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D66 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd66 |