U+0C1D "ఝ" Telugu Letter Jha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ఝ
U+0C1D "ఝ" Telugu Letter Jha is a character in the Telugu script used to write the Telugu language, primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It represents the aspirated voiced palatal plosive sound /dʒʱ/, analogous to the "jh" sound in the English word "hedgehog," and is part of the standard set of consonants derived from the ancient Brahmi script. Functioning as a distinct letter in the Telugu alphabet, it is used in various words and texts, and it is encoded in the Unicode Standard to ensure consistent digital representation across platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C1D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Letter Jha |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ఝ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ఝ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB0 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C1D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C1D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c1d |