U+10E98 "𐺘" Yezidi Letter Xheyn Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+10E98 "𐺘" Yezidi Letter Xheyn is a symbol within the Yezidi script, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2021 as part of version 14.0 to support the liturgical and cultural language of the Yezidi community. This specific letter represents a consonant sound, likely a voiced pharyngeal fricative similar to the Arabic letter 'ayn, and is used in the transcription of sacred texts and everyday writing among Yezidis, primarily in Iraq and Syria. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve the Yezidi language and identity by enabling digital communication, documentation, and education in a writing system that had historically been transmitted orally.
General Properties
Code Point
U+10E98
Name
Yezidi Letter Xheyn
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐺘
HTML Hex Encoding
𐺘
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0xBA 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD803 0xDE98
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00010E98
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud803\ude98
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Yezidi