U+10EF "ჯ" Georgian Letter Jhan Unicode Character

U+10EF "ჯ" Georgian Letter Jhan is a distinct letter in the modern Georgian script, specifically representing the voiced postalveolar affricate sound similar to the "j" in the English word "judge." This character is used primarily in the Georgian language, where it appears in both the Mkhredruli (modern) and the historical ecclesiastical alphabets. As part of the Unicode Georgian block, it facilitates digital text representation and processing for Georgian speakers, enabling the correct encoding of words like "ჯარი" (army) or "ჯანი" (health). Its inclusion in international encoding standards supports the preservation and global communication of Georgian linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10EF
Version Added	1.1
Name	Georgian Letter Jhan
Unicode 1.0 Name	Georgian Small Letter Jhan
Block	Georgian
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ჯ
HTML Hex Encoding	ჯ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x83 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x10EF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000010EF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u10ef

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	"Ჯ" U+1CAF Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Jhan
Uppercase Code Point	"Ჯ" U+1CAF Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Jhan
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