U+0A1C "ਜ" Gurmukhi Letter Ja Unicode Character

U+0A1C "ਜ" Gurmukhi Letter Ja is the eighteenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet, representing the voiced palato-alveolar affricate sound /dʒ/ similar to the 'j' in the English word "jam". It is classified as a consonant in the Gurmukhi script, which is primarily used to write the Punjabi language in the Indian state of Punjab and by Sikh communities worldwide. This character plays a foundational role in Punjabi orthography, appearing in a wide range of common vocabulary, religious texts such as the Guru Granth Sahib, and modern written communication, where it is essential for accurately representing words that begin with or contain the 'ja' sound.