U+10E5 "ქ" Georgian Letter Khar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+10E5 "ქ" Georgian Letter Khar is the 26th letter of the modern Georgian alphabet, representing the voiceless velar plosive sound "k". It is used in the written form of the Georgian language (Mkhedruli script) and is commonly transliterated as "k" in romanization systems. As part of the Unicode Georgian block, it enables digital representation and exchange of Georgian text across platforms, supporting the cultural and linguistic heritage of Georgia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10E5 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Georgian Letter Khar |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Georgian Small Letter Khar |
| Block | Georgian |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ქ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ქ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x83 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x10E5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000010E5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u10e5 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Lowercase | Yes |
| Simple Uppercase Code Point | "Ქ" U+1CA5 Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Khar |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ქ" U+1CA5 Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Khar |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| Script | Georgian |
| Script Extensions | Georgian |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| 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 | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |