U+0C89 "ಉ" Kannada Letter U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0C89 "ಉ" Kannada Letter U is the third vowel in the Kannada script, representing the sound /u/ as in the English word "put." Found primarily in the Kannada language spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka, this character serves as a fundamental building block for forming syllables and words in the Brahmic writing system. Its distinct curved shape, with an open top and a slight loop at the bottom left, distinguishes it from other Kannada vowels, and it can stand alone or combine with consonants to modify their inherent vowel sound.

General Properties

Code Point U+0C89
Version Added 1.1
Name Kannada Letter U
Block Kannada
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ಉ
HTML Hex Encoding ಉ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB2 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0C89
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000C89
C/C++/Java Escape \u0c89

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 Kannada
Script Extensions Kannada
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
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