U+2D41 "ⵁ" Tifinagh Letter Berber Academy Yah Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2D41 "ⵁ" Tifinagh Letter Berber Academy Yah is a consonant from the Neo-Tifinagh script, representing the voiced velar fricative sound /ɣ/ in the Berber languages of North Africa. It was specifically adopted by the Berber Academy (Académie Berbère) to standardize the writing system for languages like Tamazight, Tuareg, and Kabyle. This character is part of the Tifinagh block in Unicode, which was encoded to support the modern revival and digital representation of the ancient Libyco-Berber script. Its design features a distinctive vertical line with a small circle at the top, visually differing from similar characters in the alphabet. The inclusion of U+2D41 in Unicode helps preserve and promote the cultural identity of Berber communities across the region.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ⵁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ⵁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xB5 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2D41 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002D41 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2d41 |
Unicode Properties