U+0F44 "ང" Tibetan Letter Nga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0F44 "ང" Tibetan Letter Nga is a fundamental component of the Tibetan script, representing the velar nasal consonant sound similar to the "ng" in the English word "sing". It is classified as a consonant letter in the Tibetan abugida, where it functions as a base character that can be modified by various diacritical marks to indicate vowel sounds. Within the Tibetan writing system, the letter "ང" frequently appears as a standalone consonant, a final consonant in syllables, or as a subscript in conjunct forms, and it carries cultural and religious significance as it is used in transliterations of sacred mantras and texts, such as the widely known "Om Mani Padme Hum".
General Properties
Code Point
U+0F44
Name
Tibetan Letter Nga
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ང
HTML Hex Encoding
ང
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xBD 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0F44
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000F44
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0f44
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tibetan