U+1A76 "᩶" Tai Tham Sign Tone-2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
᩶
U+1A76 "᩶" Tai Tham Sign Tone-2 is a diacritical mark used in the Tai Tham script, which is historically employed to write languages such as Northern Thai (Kam Mueang), Tai Lü, and Khün. This sign is placed above a consonant to indicate a specific tonal register in the language, helping to distinguish word meanings through tone variation. It belongs to the Tai Tham block of the Unicode standard and is essential for accurate phonetic transcription and correct pronunciation in these related Tai languages, particularly within the traditional literary and religious contexts of the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1A76 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Tai Tham Sign Tone-2 |
| Block | Tai Tham |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᩶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᩶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA9 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1A76 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001A76 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1a76 |