U+0E0D "ญ" Thai Character Yo Ying Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ญ
U+0E0D "ญ" Thai Character Yo Ying is a consonant in the Thai alphabet, specifically classified as a low-class consonant, and is commonly pronounced as the initial sound "y" as in the English word "young." It represents the thirteenth letter of the Thai script and is derived from the Sanskrit letter "ya," though it historically denoted a palatal sound. In modern Thai, "ญ" appears in many common words, such as "หญิง" (ying) meaning "woman" or "female," from which it takes its name "Yo Ying." Visually, it resembles a curling shape with a distinctive loop, and it is used in written Thai alongside other characters to form syllables and words, playing a key role in the language's orthography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E0D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Yo Ying |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Yo Ying |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ญ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ญ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E0D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E0D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e0d |