U+AA35 "ꨵ" Cham Consonant Sign La Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꨵ
U+AA35 "ꨵ" Cham Consonant Sign La is a combining diacritical mark used in the Cham script, which is employed to write the Eastern Cham and Western Cham languages primarily in Cambodia and Vietnam. This specific sign functions as a consonant modifier, altering the inherent vowel or phonetic value of a base consonant character to represent a distinct syllable or sound, typically involving the lateral consonant "la". As part of the Cham block in Unicode, it supports the accurate digital rendering and preservation of this historically significant script, which has roots in the Champa civilization and continues to be used for religious and cultural texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AA35 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Cham Consonant Sign La |
| Block | Cham |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꨵ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꨵ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA8 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAA35 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AA35 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaa35 |