U+1C2E "ᰮ" Lepcha Consonant Sign M Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1C2E "ᰮ" Lepcha Consonant Sign M is a diacritical mark used in the Lepcha script, an abugida employed to write the Lepcha language primarily spoken in Sikkim, India, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan. This specific sign indicates a final or postconsonantal "m" sound and is written as a modifying mark attached to a base consonant character, altering its pronunciation without representing an independent vowel. It plays a crucial role in accurately transcribing the language's phonology, helping to distinguish words where the "m" closure is significant for meaning.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1C2E |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Lepcha Consonant Sign M |
| Block | Lepcha |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᰮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᰮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB0 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1C2E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001C2E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1c2e |