U+2D43 "ⵃ" Tifinagh Letter Yahh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2D43 "ⵃ" Tifinagh Letter Yahh is a consonant in the Tifinagh script, which is used to write the Tuareg languages and, in a modernized form, the Tamazight language of North Africa, particularly in Morocco and Algeria. It represents a voiceless pharyngeal fricative sound, similar to the English "h" but articulated deeper in the throat, and corresponds to the letter "ḥ" in Latin transliterations. This character is part of the Tifinagh block in Unicode, which was added to support the revitalization and digital representation of Amazigh languages, and it plays a role in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Berber peoples.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2D43
Name
Tifinagh Letter Yahh
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ⵃ
HTML Hex Encoding
ⵃ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB5 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2D43
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002D43
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2d43
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tifinagh