U+091C "ज" Devanagari Letter Ja Unicode Character

U+091C "ज" Devanagari Letter Ja is a consonant in the Devanagari script, representing the sound /dʒ/ as in the English word "jump." It is used in languages including Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, and Nepali, often appearing as part of the core set of Devanagari consonants. This character is typically encoded at the Unicode code point U+091C and is visually characterized by a vertical stem on the right and a curved horizontal stroke on the top, with a small hook or dot attached to the left side. In Hindi, it is the fourth consonant of the palatal series and is commonly found in words such as "जल" (water) and "जन" (people). Its standard Unicode properties designate it as a letter of category "Lo" (other letter), and it is written from left to right with no inherent vowel sound unless combined with a vowel diacritic.