“Ң” U+04A2: Cyrillic Capital Letter En With Descender

U+04A2: Technical Specifications for Cyrillic Capital Letter En With Descender

The Cyrillic Capital Letter En With Descender “Ң” U+04A2 is a distinctive character (U+04A2) used in various Cyrillic-based languages, specifically to represent the velar nasal sound. This resource provides developers and linguists at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical data, encoding conversions, and usage context for this essential codepoint.

U+04A2 Character Properties and Case Mapping

The Unicode codepoint **U+04A2** represents the uppercase letter **Ң**, a non-basic letter in the Cyrillic script. It was formally standardized and added to Unicode in *version 1.1 (June, 1993)*. As an **Uppercase Letter**, it belongs to the **Cyrillic** block of the **Basic Multilingual Plane**. Understanding its case relationship to the lowercase form, **ң** (U+04A3), is vital for correct implementation in sorting and casing algorithms. The bidirectional class is consistently **Left To Right (L)**, and it is **not mirrored**.

Main Properties

Name Cyrillic Capital Letter En With Descender
Unicode Codepoint U+04A2
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Cyrillic
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional and Case Data

Bidirectional class Left To Right (L)
Is mirrored? No
Case Uppercase
Lowercase character ң  (U+04A3)

Other Unicode Data

Category Uppercase Letter
Script Cyrillic
Combining Class Not Reordered

Encoding Conversions and Byte Representation

Web and Programming Conversions

HTML (decimal) Ң
HTML (hex) Ң
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %D2%A2
CSS 004A2
JavaScript, JSON u04A2
C, C++, Java u04A2
Python u04A2
Rust u{04A2}
Ruby u04A2

UTF Encoding Details

UTF-8 (hex) 0xD2 0xA2
UTF-16 (hex) 0x04A2
UTF-32 (hex) 0x000004A2
Input and Rendering Tool for Ң
How to type “Ң”
  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 0 4 A 2. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 0 4 A 2. Release Alt.

Language-Specific Code Snippets
u04A2 (JavaScript, JSON, C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby)
u{04A2} (Rust)
Font Rendering Preview (Ң)
  • Ң
    Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • Ң
    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • Ң
    Courier, Courier New, monospace

Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

Accurate handling of linguistic characters, such as the Cyrillic Capital Letter En With Descender (U+04A2), is crucial for achieving full internationalization and proper rendering of text used in various Turkic and Mongolic languages. The precise technical data on iloveunicode.com empowers developers to implement robust encoding solutions and ensure cross-platform compatibility without encountering encoding errors.

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