U+0796 "ޖ" Thaana Letter Javiyani Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0796 "ޖ" Thaana Letter Javiyani is a letter in the Thaana script used to write the Dhivehi language of the Maldives, where it represents the voiced palatal plosive sound /ɟ/, similar to a soft "j" in English. Javiyani is typically placed as the sixth letter in the Thaana alphabet and functions as a consonant, often taking a vowel diacritic above or below to form a complete syllable. As part of the Unicode standard, this character ensures digital representation and interchange of Dhivehi text across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0796
Name
Thaana Letter Javiyani
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ޖ
HTML Hex Encoding
ޖ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDE 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0796
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000796
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0796
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Thaana