U+A8AC "ꢬ" Saurashtra Letter Ra Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꢬ
U+A8AC "ꢬ" Saurashtra Letter Ra is a glyph from the Saurashtra script, which was historically used to write the Saurashtra language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This specific character represents the consonant sound "ra" and is part of the Saurashtra block in Unicode, which supports the script's reprint and digital use, particularly in religious texts and cultural documents. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and modernize the Saurashtra language, allowing for accurate digital representation and communication among its speakers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A8AC |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Saurashtra Letter Ra |
| Block | Saurashtra |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꢬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꢬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA2 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA8AC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A8AC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua8ac |