U+198E "ᦎ" New Tai Lue Letter High Ta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+198E "ᦎ" New Tai Lue Letter High Ta is a used in the New Tai Lue script, which was developed in the 1950s for writing the Tai Lü language spoken primarily in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan, China, as well as in parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand. This consonant represents the sound /t/ and is classified as a "high" tone class letter, meaning it typically pairs with distinct vowel signs and tone markers to indicate high register tones in the language. The character belongs to the New Tai Lue block in Unicode, which was added to support the modern reformed version of the traditional Tai Tham script, offering improved readability and compatibility with digital text processing. As part of a standardized writing system, "ᦎ" helps preserve and facilitate communication in the Tai Lü language across various electronic platforms and documents.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᦎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᦎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xA6 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x198E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000198E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u198e |
Unicode Properties