U+1C35 "ᰵ" Lepcha Consonant Sign Kang Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1C35 "ᰵ" Lepcha Consonant Sign Kang is a diacritical mark used in the Lepcha script, primarily employed for writing the Lepcha language spoken in Sikkim, India, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan. This sign functions as a vowel or consonant modifier, specifically indicating a glottal or laryngealized quality in the pronunciation of the base consonant it attaches to, altering the sound in a way that is essential for accurate orthography. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that digital text in Lepcha can be properly represented, preserving the linguistic distinctiveness of this endangered language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1C35 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Lepcha Consonant Sign Kang |
| Block | Lepcha |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᰵ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᰵ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB0 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1C35 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001C35 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1c35 |