Յ

Hi
Յ յ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	j, h
In Unicode	U+0545, U+0575
Alphabetical position	21
History
Time period	405-present
Other
Associated numbers	300
Writing direction	Left-to-right

Hi, or Yi (uppercase: Յ; lowercase: յ; Armenian: հի; Classical Armenian: յի) is the 21st letter of the Armenian alphabet. It is pronounced as the voiced palatal approximant [j], or the voiceless glottal fricative [h] word-initially and silent word-finally in Classical Armenian orthography.^[1] It is typically romanized with the letter H, J or Y.^[2] Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 300.^[3]

Computing codes

Gallery

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  Rounded Erkat'agir
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  Angular Erkat'agir
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  Bolorgir
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  Notrgir
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  Shghagir
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  Typographic form
• 
  Handwritten form

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