U+0919 "ङ" Devanagari Letter Nga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ङ
U+0919 "ङ" Devanagari Letter Nga is a consonant used primarily in the Devanagari script to represent the velar nasal sound, similar to the "ng" in the English word "sing" though articulated farther back in the mouth. It is commonly found in Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, and other languages that employ the Devanagari writing system, often appearing in conjunct forms or as a standalone character within words derived from or influenced by Sanskrit. This letter holds particular significance in phonetic contexts where nasalization of a velar stop is required, and it is also a key component in the representation of certain sacred mantras and linguistic terms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0919 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Devanagari Letter Nga |
| Block | Devanagari |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ङ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ङ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA4 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0919 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000919 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0919 |