U+2D5B "ⵛ" Tifinagh Letter Yash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⵛ
U+2D5B "ⵛ" Tifinagh Letter Yash is a symbol from the Tifinagh script, which is traditionally used to write the Berber (Amazigh) languages spoken across North Africa. This specific character represents the consonant sound "sh" (like the "sh" in "ship") and is an integral part of the modern standardized Tifinagh alphabet, which is officially used in Morocco and by Amazigh communities elsewhere for cultural expression and education. As a letter in writing systems that preserve the rich linguistic heritage of the Amazigh people, Yash appears in words related to identity, geography, and everyday life, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures its accurate digital representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D5B |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Tifinagh Letter Yash |
| Block | Tifinagh |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⵛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⵛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB5 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D5B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D5B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d5b |