ਅ is the Unicode character GURMUKHI LETTER A, code point U+0A05 (decimal 2565) in the Gurmukhi block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ਅ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E0 A8 85.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0A05 |
| Decimal | 2565 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E0 A8 85 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0A05 |
| UTF-32 | 00000A05 |
| HTML decimal | ਅ |
| HTML hex | ਅ |
| CSS | \A05 |
| JavaScript | \u0A05 |
| JSON | \u0A05 |
| Python | \u0A05 |
| Python by name | \N{GURMUKHI LETTER A} |
| Java, C# | \u0A05 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{A05} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0A05 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E0%A8%85 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | GURMUKHI LETTER A |
| Code point | U+0A05 (decimal 2565) |
| Block | Gurmukhi (U+0A00–U+0A7F) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Gurmukhi |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Gurmukhi
- U+0A01 Gurmukhi Sign Adak Bindi
- U+0A02 Gurmukhi Sign Bindi
- U+0A03 Gurmukhi Sign Visarga
- ਆ U+0A06 Gurmukhi Letter Aa
- ਇ U+0A07 Gurmukhi Letter I
- ਈ U+0A08 Gurmukhi Letter Ii
- ਉ U+0A09 Gurmukhi Letter U
- ਊ U+0A0A Gurmukhi Letter Uu
- ਏ U+0A0F Gurmukhi Letter Ee
- ਐ U+0A10 Gurmukhi Letter Ai
- ਓ U+0A13 Gurmukhi Letter Oo
All 80 characters: Gurmukhi.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ਅ?
- Use ਅ (decimal) or ਅ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0A05?
- E0 A8 85 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E0%A8%85.
- How do I write U+0A05 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0A05. Python: \u0A05.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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