U+A896 "" Saurashtra Letter Nga Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Saurashtra Source: Browser Default

U+A896 "" Saurashtra Letter Nga is a specific character used in the Saurashtra script, which is an abugida historically employed to write the Saurashtra language spoken primarily in Tamil Nadu, India. This character represents the velar nasal consonant sound "nga," similar to the 'ng' in the English word "sing," and it belongs to a Unicode block dedicated to preserving and enabling digital representation of the Saurashtra script. Its inclusion allows for the accurate encoding of texts in this endangered language, supporting linguistic documentation and modern communication among Saurashtra speakers.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ꢖ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꢖ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xA2 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0xA896
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000A896
C/C++/Java Escape
\ua896