U+0E0A "ช" Thai Character Cho Chang Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E0A "ช" Thai Character Cho Chang is the tenth letter of the Thai alphabet, classified as a low-class consonant and pronounced as an aspirated "ch" sound, similar to the "ch" in the English word "change." It belongs to the Thai script block in Unicode, used in the Thai language for writing words of Indic and native origin. The character's name, "Cho Chang," references the Thai word for elephant, as this letter is traditionally associated with the elephant in mnemonic learning systems. In Thai typography, it appears as a curved, flowing glyph that contributes to the distinctive aesthetic of Thai script, and it is frequently employed in common vocabulary, including terms like "ช้าง" (chang) meaning elephant.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E0A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Cho Chang |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Cho Chang |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ช |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ช |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E0A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E0A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e0a |