U+1047F "𐑿" Shavian Letter Yew Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1047F "𐑿" Shavian Letter Yew is a specific letter from the Shavian alphabet, a phonetic writing system designed for the English language. This character represents the vowel sound typically heard in words like "cute" or "few," corresponding to the /juː/ phoneme, which is a combination of a "y" glide and a long "u" sound. Its name "Yew" directly references this sound, making it a key component in accurately transcribing English pronunciation within the Shavian script.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1047F
Name
Shavian Letter Yew
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐑿
HTML Hex Encoding
𐑿
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x91 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD801 0xDC7F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001047F
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud801\udc7f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Shavian