U+2D67 "ⵧ" Tifinagh Letter Yo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2D67 "ⵧ" Tifinagh Letter Yo is a relatively recent addition to the Tifinagh script block, representing a specific consonant sound used in the Tuareg languages, particularly in the Berber Latin alphabet transcription where it is often equivalent to the letter "y." This glyph differs from the more common Tifinagh letter "Ya" (ⵢ) and was standardized to accommodate the phonetic needs of certain Tamazight dialects, though it is not uniformly supported across all fonts or digital systems. As part of the extended Tifinagh repertoire, "Yo" helps preserve the diversity of Berber linguistic heritage, but its inclusion underscores the ongoing efforts to digitally encode and accurately represent the full range of sounds found in Afroasiatic languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+2D67
Version Added 6.1
Name Tifinagh Letter Yo
Block Tifinagh
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⵧ
HTML Hex Encoding ⵧ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB5 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2D67
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002D67
C/C++/Java Escape \u2d67

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