U+1C36 "ᰶ" Lepcha Sign Ran Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᰶ
U+1C36 "ᰶ" Lepcha Sign Ran is a diacritical mark used in the Lepcha script, which is employed to write the Lepcha language of Sikkim, India, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan. This sign is specifically attached to a consonant character to modify its sound, functioning as a vowel sign that represents the sound "ran" or influences the syllable structure, typically indicating a distinct phonetic quality such as nasalization or a specific tone. In the Lepcha writing system, which is an abugida, this mark plays a crucial role in accurately representing the phonological nuances of the language, ensuring proper pronunciation and meaning in written texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1C36 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Lepcha Sign Ran |
| 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 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1C36 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001C36 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1c36 |