U+0C1C "జ" Telugu Letter Ja Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
జ
U+0C1C "జ" Telugu Letter Ja is a symbol from the Telugu script, an abugida used to write the Telugu language primarily in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This character represents the consonant sound "ja," which is pronounced with a voiced palatal affricate similar to the English "j" in "jug." As part of the Telugu syllabary, it combines with vowel signs to form syllables, and its glyph features a distinctive curved and looped design characteristic of the rounded, flowing style of Telugu script. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Telugu block, enabling its consistent digital representation across platforms for text processing, communication, and cultural preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C1C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Letter Ja |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | జ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | జ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB0 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c1c |