U+19A9 "ᦩ" New Tai Lue Letter Low Xva Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+19A9 "ᦩ" New Tai Lue Letter Low Xva is a character used in the New Tai Lue script, which is employed to write the Tai Lue language spoken primarily in parts of China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. This specific letter represents a low tone consonant sound, similar to a voiceless velar fricative or a combined "x" and "v" sound, and is part of a set of characters that include high and low tone distinctions crucial for accurate pronunciation in the language. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and support for modern electronic communication and preservation of this endangered script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+19A9 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | New Tai Lue Letter Low Xva |
| Block | New Tai Lue |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᦩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᦩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA6 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x19A9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000019A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u19a9 |