U+1131C "𑌜" Grantha Letter Ja Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑌜
U+1131C "𑌜" Grantha Letter Ja is a character in the Grantha script, an ancient writing system historically used in South India and Sri Lanka to write Sanskrit, Tamil, and other classical languages. This specific character represents the consonant "ja" and is a key element in the Grantha syllabary, contributing to the script's role in preserving a vast body of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain manuscripts. Unlike the modern Tamil script, Grantha maintains distinct letters for aspirated and other Sanskrit sounds, of which "𑌜" is a notable example, highlighting its importance for accurately rendering classical texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1131C |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Grantha Letter Ja |
| Block | Grantha |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑌜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑌜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x8C 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDF1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001131C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udf1c |