U+2D56 "ⵖ" Tifinagh Letter Yagh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2D56 "ⵖ" Tifinagh Letter Yagh is a symbol from the Tifinagh script, which is used to write the Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa, particularly in Morocco and Algeria. It represents the voiced uvular fricative sound, similar to the "r" in French or the "gh" in some Arabic dialects, and is one of the key letters in the modern standardized Neo-Tifinagh alphabet. This script carries significant cultural and political importance as a symbol of Amazigh identity and heritage, and the letter Yagh is often found in words related to indigenous traditions, geography, and daily life. Since its inclusion in the Unicode Standard, it has enabled digital communication and preservation of the Amazigh language across various platforms and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+2D56
Version Added 4.1
Name Tifinagh Letter Yagh
Block Tifinagh
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⵖ
HTML Hex Encoding ⵖ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB5 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2D56
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002D56
C/C++/Java Escape \u2d56

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