U+2D45 "ⵅ" Tifinagh Letter Yakh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⵅ
U+2D45 "ⵅ" Tifinagh Letter Yakh is a symbol from the Tifinagh script, which is used primarily for writing the Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa, such as Tamazight and Tuareg. This particular character represents the velar fricative consonant sound /χ/, similar to the "ch" in the Scottish word "loch," and it is part of the standardized Neo-Tifinagh alphabet adopted by institutions like the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture in Morocco. Its form consists of a distinctive hooked shape, and it contributes to the preservation and modern usage of the Amazigh linguistic heritage, often appearing in official signage, literature, and digital communications within Berber-speaking communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D45 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Tifinagh Letter Yakh |
| Block | Tifinagh |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⵅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⵅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB5 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D45 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D45 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d45 |