U+0E13 "ณ" Thai Character No Nen Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0E13 "ณ" Thai Character No Nen is the fifteenth letter of the Thai alphabet, representing the low-class consonant sound /n/ in the Thai language, similar to the English "n". This character is frequently used in formal and literary contexts, as it is the first letter of several important words, including "ณ" itself meaning "at" or "in" as a preposition. Its distinctive appearance resembles a stylized leaf or a curled top, and it is often taught to children as part of the mnemonic "no nen" meaning "sorcerer" or "magician," reflecting its traditional name in Thai script education.

General Properties

Code Point U+0E13
Version Added 1.1
Name Thai Character No Nen
Unicode 1.0 Name Thai Letter No Nen
Block Thai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ณ
HTML Hex Encoding ณ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB8 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0E13
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000E13
C/C++/Java Escape \u0e13

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 Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Thai
Script Extensions Thai
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
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 Other
Sentence Break OLetter