U+2D47 "ⵇ" Tifinagh Letter Yaq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⵇ
U+2D47 "ⵇ" Tifinagh Letter Yaq is a glyph representing a consonant in the Tifinagh script, which is used primarily for writing the Berber languages of North Africa, such as Tamazight and Tuareg. This letter corresponds to the sound of a voiceless uvular plosive, similar to the "q" in English, and it is part of the standardized Neo-Tifinagh alphabet recognized by the Unicode standard to preserve and facilitate digital communication of indigenous Berber languages. Its inclusion in Unicode supports cultural heritage and linguistic diversity by allowing the letter to be displayed and exchanged across modern digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D47 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Tifinagh Letter Yaq |
| Block | Tifinagh |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⵇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⵇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB5 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D47 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D47 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d47 |