U+10B6A "𐭪" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Kaph Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+10B6A "𐭪" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Kaph is a character from the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, which was used to write the Middle Persian language during the Sassanid Empire and earlier periods. This specific letter represents the sound "k" (like the English "k") and is part of a consonantal abjad system that was typically carved into stone or metal, hence its classification as "inscriptional." The character is visually distinctive, with a curved, angular shape resembling a stylized hook or crescent, and it belongs to the Unicode block for Inscriptional Pahlavi, which was added in version 5.2 of the standard to digitally preserve ancient Iranian writing systems.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+10B6A
Name
Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Kaph
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐭪
HTML Hex Encoding
𐭪
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD802 0xDF6A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00010B6A
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud802\udf6a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Inscriptional Pahlavi