U+0C23 "ణ" Telugu Letter Nna Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0C23 "ణ" Telugu Letter Nna is a character in the Telugu script used primarily to write the retroflex nasal consonant sound, similar to the "n" in the English word "burn" but pronounced with the tongue curled back. It is a distinct letter in the Telugu alphabet, representing a phonetic category not found in many other Indian languages, and appears in the Unicode Standard within the Telugu block (U+0C00 to U+0C7F) which was added to support the writing systems of the Telugu language spoken predominantly in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This character is typically used in forming syllables when combined with vowel signs, and it plays a key role in the accurate representation of native Telugu vocabulary and loanwords from Sanskrit that contain the retroflex nasal sound.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ణ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ణ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xB0 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0C23 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000C23 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0c23 |
Unicode Properties