U+16EA1 "𖺡" Beria Erfe Capital Letter Basigna Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𖺡
Source: Browser Default

U+16EA1 "𖺡" Beria Erfe Capital Letter Basigna is a distinctive glyph from the Beria Erfe script, which was historically used to write the Beria language, also known as Zaghawa, spoken by communities in Chad and Sudan. This capital letter represents a specific sound in the language's phonological system, possibly corresponding to a voiced bilabial or similar consonant, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally encode a writing system that has faced decline due to social and political pressures. The script itself features a unique, angular aesthetic, and this particular character plays a role in documenting the linguistic heritage of the Beria people, ensuring that their written tradition remains accessible for modern scholarship and cultural preservation.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𖺡
HTML Hex Encoding
𖺡
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x96 0xBA 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD81B 0xDEA1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00016EA1
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud81b\udea1