U+10E6 "" Georgian Letter Ghan Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Georgian Source: Browser Default

U+10E6 "" Georgian Letter Ghan is the 27th letter of the modern Georgian alphabet, representing a voiced velar fricative sound similar to the French "r" or the Arabic "gh" in words like "ghazal." It is used primarily in the Georgian language, where it appears in words such as "ღვინო" (ghvino) meaning “wine.” The character is part of the Georgian script block in Unicode and has a unique shape featuring a curved, open form with a central loop. Its historical roots trace back to the Asomtavruli alphabet, where it was known as "ghani," and it continues to be an essential component of the modern Mkhedruli writing system used in Georgia today.

General Properties

Code Point
U+10E6
Name
Georgian Letter Ghan
Unicode 1.0 Name
Georgian Small Letter Ghan

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ღ
HTML Hex Encoding
ღ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x83 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding
0x10E6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000010E6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u10e6