Je (Armenian)

Je
Je
Ջ ջ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian
Sound values	[d͡ʒ] (Eastern) ; [t͡ʃʰ] (Western)
In Unicode	U+054B, U+057B
Alphabetical position	27
History
Time period	405-present
Transliterations	Latin: dzh/ǰ
Other
Associated numbers	900
Writing direction	Left to right
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Je, or Jheh (majuscule: Ջ; minuscule: ջ; Armenian: ջե; Classical Armenian: ջէ) is the 27th letter of the Armenian alphabet.^[1] It is pronounced as the voiced postalveolar affricate [d͡ʒ] in Eastern Armenian and the voiceless postalveolar aspirated affricate [t͡ʃʰ] in Western Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it is also used to represent the number 900.^[2] It can also be transliterated as ǰ.^[3]

Computing codes

Character information
Preview	Ջ		ջ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER JHEH		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER JHEH
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1355	U+054B	1403	U+057B
UTF-8	213 139	D5 8B	213 187	D5 BB
Numeric character reference	Ջ	Ջ	ջ	ջ