U+1A27 "ᨧ" Tai Tham Letter High Ca Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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 Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Tai Tham
Script Extensions Tai Tham
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter