U+2D5E "ⵞ" Tifinagh Letter Yach Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2D5E "ⵞ" Tifinagh Letter Yach is a symbol used in the modern Tifinagh script, which is employed to write the Tuareg languages, particularly in regions like Niger and Mali. This character represents a specific consonant sound, often transliterated as "y" or "j" depending on the dialect, and it is part of the extended Tifinagh block within the Unicode standard that was encoded to support the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Amazigh people. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize the written form of a language that has a rich oral tradition and a distinct alphabetic system recognized alongside Latin and Arabic scripts in some North African contexts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2D5E
Name
Tifinagh Letter Yach
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ⵞ
HTML Hex Encoding
ⵞ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB5 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2D5E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002D5E
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2d5e
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tifinagh