U+0AAA "પ" Gujarati Letter Pa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0AAA "પ" Gujarati Letter Pa is the representation of the consonant "pa" in the Gujarati script, which is used primarily to write the Gujarati language spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat. This character belongs to the Gujarati block of Unicode and is classified as a consonant letter, typically carrying the inherent vowel "a" unless modified by a diacritic. Its visual form consists of a distinctive curved shape with a horizontal top line that connects it to other characters in a word, reflecting the script’s abugida writing system where each character represents a consonant with an implied vowel sound. The letter "પ" plays a fundamental role in forming numerous words and is part of a rich literary and cultural tradition that includes texts, signage, and digital communication in Gujarati.

General Properties

Code Point U+0AAA
Version Added 1.1
Name Gujarati Letter Pa
Block Gujarati
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding પ
HTML Hex Encoding પ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xAA 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0AAA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000AAA
C/C++/Java Escape \u0aaa

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Gujarati
Script Extensions Gujarati
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter