U+2D19 "ⴙ" Georgian Small Letter Chin Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2D19 "ⴙ" Georgian Small Letter Chin is a lowercase letter from the Mkhedruli script, used in the modern Georgian language to represent the aspirated voiceless palatal affricate sound, similar to the "ch" in the English word "chip." As part of the Georgian alphabet extension block, this character corresponds to the capital letter "Ჩ" and is employed in written Georgian alongside its uppercase counterpart. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation across devices and platforms, supporting the preservation and digital use of the Georgian language. The character bears a distinctive rounded shape with a vertical stem, reflecting the unique typographic tradition of the Mkhedruli script, which has been used for centuries in Georgia.

General Properties

Code Point U+2D19
Version Added 4.1
Name Georgian Small Letter Chin
Block Georgian Supplement
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⴙ
HTML Hex Encoding ⴙ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB4 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2D19
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002D19
C/C++/Java Escape \u2d19

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 "Ⴙ" U+10B9 Georgian Capital Letter Chin
Simple Titlecase Code Point "Ⴙ" U+10B9 Georgian Capital Letter Chin
Uppercase Code Point "Ⴙ" U+10B9 Georgian Capital Letter Chin
Titlecase Code Point "Ⴙ" U+10B9 Georgian Capital Letter Chin
Cased Yes
Changes When Casemapped Yes
Changes When Titlecased 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 Lower