U+1A27 "ᨧ" Tai Tham Letter High Ca Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᨧ
U+1A27 "ᨧ" Tai Tham Letter High Ca is a glyph from the Tai Tham script, historically used for writing languages like Northern Thai (Lanna), Tai Lü, and Khün in Southeast Asia. This specific character represents a high-class consonant corresponding to the sound /t͡ɕa/, analogous to the English "cha" sound, and it belongs to the category of letters that are pronounced with a higher pitch level in tonal languages. Its visual form is a distinct, curved symbol featuring a loop and a vertical stroke, reflecting the calligraphic traditions of the region's palm-leaf manuscripts and temple inscriptions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1A27 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Tai Tham Letter High Ca |
| Block | Tai Tham |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᨧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᨧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA8 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1A27 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001A27 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1a27 |