U+1AEA "᫪" Combining Upwards Arrow Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1AEA "᫪" Combining Upwards Arrow Above is a combining diacritical mark designed to be placed over another character to indicate a specific phonetic or tonal modification, most commonly used in the Tai Tham script (also known as Lanna or Old Tai Lue) for languages such as Northern Thai or Tai Lue. Its primary function is to denote a rising or upward intonation pattern, acting as a visual marker for tone in these Southeast Asian writing systems. As a combining character, it does not stand alone but is intended to attach directly to a base consonant or vowel symbol, adjusting its position relative to the preceding character. This glyph is an essential component for accurately representing the tonal distinctions that are critical for meaning in the languages that employ the Tai Tham script.

General Properties

Code Point U+1AEA
Version Added 17.0
Name Combining Upwards Arrow 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 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1AEA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001AEA
C/C++/Java Escape \u1aea

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Inherited
Script Extensions Inherited
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend