U+3083 "ゃ" Hiragana Letter Small Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+3083 "ゃ" Hiragana Letter Small Ya is a smaller version of the standard Hiragana character や (ya), and it is used in Japanese writing to modify the sound of preceding characters, specifically to create palatalized or contracted syllables such as きゃ (kya), しゃ (sha), or ちゃ (cha). As a key component of the Hiragana script, this small character does not stand alone in modern Japanese but instead combines with other Hiragana letters to represent sounds that are essential for accurate pronunciation and vocabulary in the language.
General Properties
Code Point
U+3083
Name
Hiragana Letter Small Ya
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ゃ
HTML Hex Encoding
ゃ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE3 0x82 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0x3083
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00003083
C/C++/Java Escape
\u3083
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hiragana