U+1789 "ញ" Khmer Letter Nyo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1789 "ញ" Khmer Letter Nyo is a consonant in the Khmer script, representing the sound /ɲ/ as in the English "canyon" and is classified as a low-register consonant in the Khmer language, which influences the tone of accompanying vowels. It is used in writing both Khmer and, historically, Pali and Sanskrit texts, and its distinct form resembles a curved line with a small tail, making it one of the more recognizable letters in the alphabet.

General Properties

Code Point U+1789
Version Added 3.0
Name Khmer Letter Nyo
Block Khmer
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ញ
HTML Hex Encoding ញ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x9E 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1789
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001789
C/C++/Java Escape \u1789

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 Khmer
Script Extensions Khmer
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