U+0C9E "ಞ" Kannada Letter Nya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ಞ
U+0C9E "ಞ" Kannada Letter Nya is a character from the Kannada script, used primarily in the Dravidian language of Kannada spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka. This character represents the palatal nasal sound, similar to the "ñ" in the Spanish word "piñata," and is an integral part of the Kannada alphabet where it appears in the fifth position of the consonant table. It is commonly found in loanwords from Sanskrit and other languages, and its correct usage is essential for accurate spelling and pronunciation in written Kannada.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C9E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Kannada Letter Nya |
| Block | Kannada |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ಞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ಞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB2 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C9E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C9E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c9e |