U+1944 "᥄" Limbu Exclamation Mark Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1944 "᥄" Limbu Exclamation Mark is a punctuation mark used in the Limbu script, an abugida employed to write the Limbu language spoken primarily in Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of India. This specific character functions similarly to the exclamation mark in Latin scripts, serving to express strong emotion, emphasis, command, or surprise at the end of a sentence or phrase within written Limbu. It appears as a distinctive symbol that differs visually from its Latin counterpart, consisting of a small circle with a tail or flourish, reflecting the unique calligraphic style of the Limbu writing system. The Limbu Exclamation Mark is encoded in the Unicode standard to support the digital representation and preservation of the Limbu language and its literary traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1944
Version Added 4.0
Name Limbu Exclamation Mark
Block Limbu
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᥄
HTML Hex Encoding ᥄
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xA5 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1944
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001944
C/C++/Java Escape \u1944

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Exclamation/Interrogation
Script Limbu
Script Extensions Limbu
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Sentence Terminal Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break STerm