U+1C31 "ᰱ" Lepcha Consonant Sign P Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1C31 "ᰱ" Lepcha Consonant Sign P is a diacritic mark used in the Lepcha script, which is primarily employed to write the Lepcha language spoken in parts of Sikkim, India, and Nepal. This sign attaches to a Lepcha consonant character to modify its inherent vowel sound, specifically indicating the consonant sound /p/ in initial or medial positions within a syllable. Unlike a full independent letter, this sign functions as a dependent consonant modifier, appearing as a distinct graphical mark that combines with a base consonant to form a complete syllabic unit in the Lepcha writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1C31 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Lepcha Consonant Sign P |
| 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 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1C31 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001C31 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1c31 |