U+2D3D "ⴽ" Tifinagh Letter Yak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⴽ
U+2D3D "ⴽ" Tifinagh Letter Yak is a consonant from the Tifinagh script, which is traditionally used to write the Berber (Amazigh) languages across North Africa, particularly in Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Niger. This character is classified as a letter in the Unicode Standard's Tifinagh block and represents the sound /j/ (like the English "y" in "yes") as well as the related palatal or velar fricative /ʝ/ in certain dialects. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and exchange of Berber text, supporting efforts to preserve and promote the Amazigh linguistic heritage in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D3D |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Tifinagh Letter Yak |
| Block | Tifinagh |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⴽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⴽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB4 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D3D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D3D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d3d |