U+0E22 "ย" Thai Character Yo Yak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E22 "ย" Thai Character Yo Yak is the thirty-fourth letter of the Thai alphabet, specifically classified as a low-class consonant. It represents the sound /j/ in modern Thai, similar to the English "y" as in "yes," and its name, "Yo Yak," translates to "youth" or "giant," reflecting the traditional mnemonic word used in Thai education to help memorize the letter. This character is used extensively in written Thai to form syllables and words, often functioning as a consonant at the beginning of a syllable or as part of vowel combinations and diphthongs.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E22 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Yo Yak |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Yo Yak |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ย |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ย |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E22 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E22 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e22 |