U+1C5E "ᱞ" Ol Chiki Letter Al Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1C5E "ᱞ" Ol Chiki Letter Al is the final letter in the Ol Chiki script, which was specifically created in the early 20th century by Pandit Raghunath Murmu for writing the Santali language, an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in eastern India. This letter represents the sound "l" and is an integral part of the Ol Chiki alphabet, which features unique graphical forms inspired by natural shapes and human postures rather than being derived from other scripts. Its inclusion in Unicode since version 5.1 has enabled digital representation and preservation of Santali literature, culture, and communication in modern technology.

General Properties

Code Point U+1C5E
Version Added 5.1
Name Ol Chiki Letter Al
Block Ol Chiki
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᱞ
HTML Hex Encoding ᱞ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB1 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1C5E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001C5E
C/C++/Java Escape \u1c5e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Ol Chiki
Script Extensions Ol Chiki
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter