U+0809 "ࠉ" Samaritan Letter Yut Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0809 "ࠉ" Samaritan Letter Yut is the tenth letter of the Samaritan alphabet, representing the consonant sound /j/, similar to the English letter Y. Derived from the ancient Paleo-Hebrew script, it is used primarily in liturgical and scholarly contexts for writing the Samaritan Pentateuch and other religious texts. This character holds cultural and historical significance for the Samaritan community, one of the oldest continuously existing religious groups, as it helps preserve their unique script and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0809
Name
Samaritan Letter Yut
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ࠉ
HTML Hex Encoding
ࠉ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA0 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0809
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000809
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0809
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Samaritan