U+196B "ᥫ" Tai Le Letter E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+196B "ᥫ" Tai Le Letter E is a symbol from the Tai Le script, which is used by the Tai Nüa people of Yunnan, China, and neighboring regions in Myanmar and Laos. This specific character represents the vowel sound "e" in the Tai Le writing system, distinguishing it from other vowel letters that denote different phonetic values. It is part of the Tai Le block in Unicode, encoded to support the preservation and digital use of this syllabic script, which traditionally employs a unique left-to-right writing style. The letter itself plays a role in documenting and transmitting the Tai Nüa language, contributing to efforts in linguistic conservation and modern communication for the community that uses it.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+196B |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Tai Le Letter E |
| Block | Tai Le |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᥫ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᥫ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA5 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x196B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000196B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u196b |