U+1E945 "𞥅" Adlam Vowel Lengthener Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞥅
U+1E945 "𞥅" Adlam Vowel Lengthener is a combining diacritical mark used in the Adlam script, which was created in the 1980s for writing the Fulani (Fula) language primarily spoken in West Africa. This character appears as a small, horizontal line placed above a base letter to indicate the lengthening of its inherent vowel sound, a common feature in Adlam orthography where vowel length distinguishes meaning. As part of the Unicode Standard, this mark supports accurate digital representation and preservation of the Adlam script, enabling correct pronunciation and text rendering in electronic documents and communications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E945 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Adlam Vowel Lengthener |
| Block | Adlam |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞥅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞥅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA5 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDD45 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E945 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udd45 |