U+092F "" Devanagari Letter Ya Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+092F "" Devanagari Letter Ya is the representation of the consonant "ya" in the Devanagari script, which is used for writing languages such as Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, and Nepali. As a voiced palatal approximant, it corresponds to the sound /j/ in English, similar to the "y" in "yellow". This character is an essential component of the Devanagari abugida, where it can combine with vowel diacritics or form ligatures with other consonants to create complex syllable structures. In addition to its phonetic role, "य" is often employed in religious and literary texts, making it a culturally significant glyph within the broader framework of South Asian writing systems.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
य
HTML Hex Encoding
य
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA4 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x092F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000092F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u092f