U+1900 "ᤀ" Limbu Vowel-Carrier Letter Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᤀ
U+1900 "ᤀ" Limbu Vowel-Carrier Letter is a component of the Limbu script, which is used to write the Limbu language spoken primarily in Nepal and parts of India. This specific character functions as a vowel carrier, meaning it serves as a base or placeholder for vowel signs when a syllable begins with a vowel sound, as the Limbu script is an abugida where consonants carry an inherent vowel. By attaching vowel diacritics to this carrier, the letter enables the correct representation of initial vowels in words, such as in the word "ᤀᤗᤡ" which transliterates as "asi" or "axe". Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the Limbu language, ensuring proper text rendering and linguistic documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1900 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Limbu Vowel-Carrier Letter |
| Block | Limbu |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᤀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᤀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA4 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1900 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001900 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1900 |