U+1AE0 "" Combining Left Tack Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1AE0 "" Combining Left Tack Above is a combining diacritical mark used in the context of the Limbu script, a writing system native to the Limbu people of Nepal, Bhutan, and India. This character is designed to be placed above a base letter to modify its pronunciation, specifically indicating a tonal or phonetic distinction by combining with the preceding character to alter its sound. As part of the Limbu block in Unicode, it supports the accurate representation of the language in digital text, ensuring that traditional orthographic features are preserved. Its inclusion facilitates proper linguistic analysis and communication for Limbu language documentation and software rendering.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1AE0 |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Combining Left Tack Above |
| Block | Combining Diacritical Marks Extended |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᫠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᫠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAB 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1AE0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001AE0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1ae0 |