U+1CAF "Ჯ" Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Jhan Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1CAF "Ჯ" Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Jhan is a capital letter form used in the Georgian Mtavruli script, which is a unicameral uppercase alphabet historically employed for monumental inscriptions and titles, as distinct from the lowercase Mkhedruli script. This particular character represents the letter "Jhan," which corresponds to the sound often transcribed as /dʒ/ in English, similar to the "j" in "judge." In modern Georgian usage, Mtavruli capitals are typically found in all-uppercase contexts such as headings, signage, or decorative writing, where this character functions as the uppercase version of the Mkhedruli letter "ჯ" (jani). Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures proper digital representation and typographic support for the Mtavruli script, preserving a significant aspect of Georgian linguistic and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CAF
Version Added 11.0
Name Georgian Mtavruli Capital Letter Jhan
Block Georgian Extended
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding Ჯ
HTML Hex Encoding Ჯ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB2 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1CAF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001CAF
C/C++/Java Escape \u1caf

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
Uppercase Yes
Simple Lowercase Code Point "ჯ" U+10EF Georgian Letter Jhan
Lowercase Code Point "ჯ" U+10EF Georgian Letter Jhan
Simple Case Folding "ჯ" U+10EF Georgian Letter Jhan
Case Folding "ჯ" U+10EF Georgian Letter Jhan
Cased Yes
Changes When Casefolded Yes
Changes When Casemapped Yes
Changes When Lowercased Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "ჯ" U+10EF Georgian Letter Jhan
NFKC Simple Casefold "ჯ" U+10EF Georgian Letter Jhan
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