U+1789 "ញ" Khmer Letter Nyo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ញ
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 |