U+0A17 "ਗ" Gurmukhi Letter Ga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0A17 "ਗ" Gurmukhi Letter Ga is a character used in the Gurmukhi script, which is primarily employed for writing the Punjabi language in the Punjab region of India. It represents the voiced velar plosive consonant sound, similar to the English letter "g" in "go". As part of the Gurmukhi alphabet, this character is integral to forming words and is the third letter of the script's consonant inventory. Its design features a distinctive horizontal line at the top, which connects it to other letters in cursive handwriting, and it is encoded in the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A17 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Letter Ga |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ਗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ਗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA8 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A17 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A17 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a17 |