U+189C "ᢜ" Mongolian Letter Manchu Ali Gali Ca Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᢜ
U+189C "ᢜ" Mongolian Letter Manchu Ali Gali Ca is a specialized glyph used in the extended Mongolian script, specifically designed for writing Manchu and other non-Mongolian languages through the Ali Gali system, which adapts the script for foreign or transliterated sounds. This character represents a "ca" syllable, often employed in Buddhist texts or transliterations of Tibetan, Sanskrit, or Chinese terms where precise phonetics are required. It appears within the Unicode block for Mongolian, reflecting efforts to preserve and digitize historical writing systems. Its use is primarily scholarly or liturgical, ensuring accurate representation of diverse linguistic elements in textual archives and modern digital formats.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+189C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Mongolian Letter Manchu Ali Gali Ca |
| Block | Mongolian |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᢜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᢜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA2 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x189C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000189C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u189c |