U+A821 "ꠡ" Syloti Nagri Letter So Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A821 "ꠡ" Syloti Nagri Letter So is a specific glyph used in the Syloti Nagri script, which is traditionally employed to write the Sylheti language spoken primarily in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh and parts of northeastern India. This character represents the consonant sound "so" in the language and is part of a broader set of letters in the Syloti Nagri alphabet, distinct from the more widely known Bengali script. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and processing of Sylheti text, aiding in the preservation and modern use of this regional writing system across various electronic devices and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+A821
Version Added 4.1
Name Syloti Nagri Letter So
Block Syloti Nagri
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꠡ
HTML Hex Encoding ꠡ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xA0 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA821
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A821
C/C++/Java Escape \ua821

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 Syloti Nagri
Script Extensions Syloti Nagri
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
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