U+10B23 "𐬣" Avestan Letter Ngye Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+10B23 "𐬣" Avestan Letter Ngye is a specific glyph used in the Avestan alphabet, which was historically employed to write the sacred texts of the Zoroastrian religion, notably the Avesta. This character represents a consonant sound that is a nasalized palatal approximant, roughly similar to the "ñ" sound in the English word "canyon" but with a more distinct glide. It is part of the Avestan script, an ancient writing system read from right to left, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve the digitization and study of this important liturgical language, ensuring that scholars and enthusiasts can accurately transcribe and analyze ancient Zoroastrian manuscripts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+10B23
Name
Avestan Letter Ngye
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐬣
HTML Hex Encoding
𐬣
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0xAC 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD802 0xDF23
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00010B23
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud802\udf23
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Avestan