U+191A "ᤚ" Limbu Letter Ssa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+191A "ᤚ" Limbu Letter Ssa is a specific symbol from the Limbu script, which is used to write the Limbu language spoken primarily in eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. This character represents a retroflex sibilant sound, similar to the "sh" sound in English but articulated with the tongue curled back, distinguishing it from other sibilants in the Limbu phonetic inventory. The Limbu script itself is an abugida descended from the Tibetan script and was revitalized by the Limbu scholar Te-ongsi Sirijanga in the 18th century, with U+191A playing a role in the accurate representation of Limbu words and names in digital text.
General Properties
Code Point
U+191A
Name
Limbu Letter Ssa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᤚ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᤚ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xA4 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x191A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000191A
C/C++/Java Escape
\u191a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Limbu