U+1003 "ဃ" Myanmar Letter Gha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1003 "ဃ" Myanmar Letter Gha is a character used in the Burmese script, representing the aspirated velar stop consonant /ɡʰ/ in the Myanmar language, and it is part of the Myanmar block of the Unicode standard, where it occupies position U+1003. This letter is historically derived from the Brahmi script and is primarily employed in writing Burmese, as well as in other languages that use the Myanmar script such as Mon, Shan, and Karen, where it functions as a distinct consonant character in the alphabet. It typically appears in written text as a standalone letter or as part of a consonant cluster when combined with diacritical marks, and it plays a role in distinguishing meaning in words, making it an essential component of the script's orthography.

General Properties

Code Point U+1003
Version Added 3.0
Name Myanmar Letter Gha
Block Myanmar
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ဃ
HTML Hex Encoding ဃ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x80 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1003
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001003
C/C++/Java Escape \u1003

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 Myanmar
Script Extensions Myanmar
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break 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