U+2D4E "ⵎ" Tifinagh Letter Yam Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2D4E "ⵎ" Tifinagh Letter Yam is a letter from the Tifinagh script, which is used to write the Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa. This character represents the sound /m/ and is part of the modern Tifinagh alphabet standardized by the Moroccan Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) for official use in education and media. Its glyph design varies stylistically across different regional traditions but typically maintains a distinctive vertical or diagonal form. The inclusion of Yam in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally support the Amazigh linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+2D4E
Version Added 4.1
Name Tifinagh Letter Yam
Block Tifinagh
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⵎ
HTML Hex Encoding ⵎ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB5 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2D4E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002D4E
C/C++/Java Escape \u2d4e

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