U+0E08 "จ" Thai Character Cho Chan Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E08 "จ" Thai Character Cho Chan is the eighth letter in the Thai alphabet, classified as a low class consonant and representing the sound "ch" as in "chair" when used as an initial consonant, while it functions as a final consonant for the "t" sound. This character is integral to the Thai writing system, appearing in common words such as จระเข้ for crocodile and จันทร์ for moon. Its name, "Cho Chan," literally translates to "cho like a lantern," referring to a traditional Thai lantern shape that the character historically resembles in its appearance.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E08 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Cho Chan |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Cho Chan |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | จ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | จ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E08 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E08 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e08 |