U+2D33 "ⴳ" Tifinagh Letter Yag Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2D33 "ⴳ" Tifinagh Letter Yag is a glyph representing the consonant sound /g/ in the Tifinagh script, which is used primarily for writing the Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa. This character is part of the Tifinagh block in Unicode, which was added to preserve and standardize a script that has ancient origins but has been revitalized in modern times for cultural and educational purposes. The letter Yag corresponds to a basic sound in Berber phonology and is one of several characters that constitute the Neo-Tifinagh alphabet officially adopted in countries like Morocco and Algeria. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text processing systems can correctly encode, display, and exchange Tifinagh text, supporting the linguistic heritage of the Amazigh people worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point U+2D33
Version Added 4.1
Name Tifinagh Letter Yag
Block Tifinagh
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⴳ
HTML Hex Encoding ⴳ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB4 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2D33
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002D33
C/C++/Java Escape \u2d33

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 Tifinagh
Script Extensions Tifinagh
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