U+2D46 "ⵆ" Tifinagh Letter Tuareg Yakh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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