U+1A4D "ᩍ" Tai Tham Letter I Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1A4D "ᩍ" Tai Tham Letter I is a grapheme from the Tai Tham script, used historically and in modern contexts for writing languages like Northern Thai, Tai Lue, and Khün. This character represents a short vowel sound, specifically the vowel "i," and appears as a dependent vowel sign attached to a consonant in the script's syllabic writing system. Found in the Unicode block for Tai Tham, it is encoded to support the digital preservation of manuscripts and contemporary texts from the Tai-speaking regions of Southeast Asia, contributing to broader linguistic and cultural heritage efforts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1A4D
Version Added 5.2
Name Tai Tham Letter I
Block Tai Tham
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᩍ
HTML Hex Encoding ᩍ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xA9 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1A4D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001A4D
C/C++/Java Escape \u1a4d

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 Vowel Independent
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