U+11305 "𑌅" Grantha Letter A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+11305 "𑌅" Grantha Letter A is a character from the Grantha script, an ancient abugida historically used in South India and Sri Lanka primarily to write Sanskrit and Tamil in scholarly and religious contexts. This letter represents the syllable initial vowel "a", and it is distinct for its unique curved shape that visually resembles a stylized character of the Grantha alphabet. Within the Unicode standard, it falls under the Grantha block, aiding in the digital representation and preservation of this historical script for modern computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+11305
Name
Grantha Letter A
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𑌅
HTML Hex Encoding
𑌅
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x91 0x8C 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD804 0xDF05
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00011305
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud804\udf05
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Grantha