U+A821 "ꠡ" Syloti Nagri Letter So Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꠡ
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 |