U+2D5C "ⵜ" Tifinagh Letter Yat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⵜ
U+2D5C "ⵜ" Tifinagh Letter Yat is a specific glyph used in the Tifinagh script, which is traditionally employed to write the Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa. This character represents the voiced postalveolar affricate sound similar to the English "j" in "judge" and is a fundamental component of the Neo-Tifinagh alphabet, particularly in the standardized versions used in Morocco and Algeria for educational and literary purposes. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital texts and systems can properly display and exchange this essential letter, supporting the preservation and modern usage of the Amazigh linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D5C |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Tifinagh Letter Yat |
| Block | Tifinagh |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⵜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⵜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB5 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D5C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D5C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d5c |