U+1E06A "๐žช" Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter Dzhe Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1E06A "๐žช" Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter Dzhe is a specialized typographic symbol belonging to the Cyrillic Extended D block, designed for use in historical or phonetic transcription contexts where a subscript form of the Cyrillic letter "Dzhe" (which represents the sound /dอกz/) is needed. This character appears as a small version of the regular Cyrillic letter Dzhe positioned below the baseline, allowing it to function as a diacritic-like component attached to other characters. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard enables digital representations of certain Slavic and non-Slavic languages, particularly in academic or linguistic texts that require precise notation of complex phonetic details. The subscript form is distinct from the regular upright or italic variants and is not commonly used in modern alphabets, making it a niche but essential addition for scholars working with manuscript studies or reconstructed pronunciations.

General Properties

Code Point U+1E06A
Version Added 15.0
Name Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter Dzhe
Block Cyrillic Extended-D
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Sub
Decomposition Mapping "ัŸ" U+045F Cyrillic Small Letter Dzhe

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞁪
HTML Hex Encoding 𞁪
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0x81 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD838 0xDC6A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001E06A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud838\udc6a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Lowercase Yes
Other Lowercase Yes
Case Ignorable Yes
Cased Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "ัŸ" U+045F Cyrillic Small Letter Dzhe
NFKC Simple Casefold "ัŸ" U+045F Cyrillic Small Letter Dzhe
Script Cyrillic
Script Extensions Cyrillic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Lower