U+2D46 "ⵆ" Tifinagh Letter Tuareg Yakh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2D46 "ⵆ" Tifinagh Letter Tuareg Yakh is a glyph from the Tifinagh script used to write the Tuareg languages, representing a consonantal sound. This character is part of the modern Tifinagh block in Unicode, which was added to support the rich linguistic heritage of the Amazigh (Berber) peoples, particularly those in Saharan regions. The letter Yakh is used in Tuareg orthographies to denote a specific phoneme, contributing to the accurate written representation of these languages. Its inclusion in digital standards helps preserve and promote the use of Tifinagh in modern technology and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D46 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Tifinagh Letter Tuareg Yakh |
| Block | Tifinagh |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⵆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⵆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB5 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D46 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D46 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d46 |