U+1A3B "ᨻ" Tai Tham Letter Low Pa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1A3B "ᨻ" Tai Tham Letter Low Pa is a script character used in the Tai Tham writing system, which is historically employed for writing Northern Thai (Lan Na), Tai Lü, and Khün languages. Representing the low class consonant sound "pa", it is part of a segment of the Unicode block dedicated to preserving this ancient script, which has its roots in the Brahmi family and features distinctive rounded shapes. This character plays a crucial role in accurately transcribing the phonetic and tonal distinctions of the languages that utilize the Tai Tham script, supporting linguistic and cultural heritage documentation in digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+1A3B
Version Added 5.2
Name Tai Tham Letter Low Pa
Block Tai Tham
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᨻ
HTML Hex Encoding ᨻ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xA8 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1A3B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001A3B
C/C++/Java Escape \u1a3b

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