U+057C "ռ" Armenian Small Letter Ra Unicode Character

U+057C "ռ" Armenian Small Letter Ra is a distinct glyph in the Armenian alphabet, specifically representing the lowercase form of the letter "Ra." This character is primarily used in the Armenian language, where it corresponds to the voiced alveolar trill or tap sound, similar to a rolled or flapped "r" in English, and it holds a specific position in the standard 38-letter Armenian alphabet. Its uppercase counterpart is U+054C "Ռ" (Armenian Capital Letter Ra), and as part of the Armenian script, it is utilized in both Eastern and Western Armenian dialects for writing words and texts, contributing to the linguistic heritage of Armenia and Armenian-speaking communities.

General Properties

Code Point	U+057C
Version Added	1.1
Name	Armenian Small Letter Ra
Block	Armenian
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ռ
HTML Hex Encoding	ռ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xD5 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0x057C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000057C
C/C++/Java Escape	\u057c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"Ռ" U+054C Armenian Capital Letter Ra
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"Ռ" U+054C Armenian Capital Letter Ra
Uppercase Code Point	"Ռ" U+054C Armenian Capital Letter Ra
Titlecase Code Point	"Ռ" U+054C Armenian Capital Letter Ra
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Armenian
Script Extensions	Armenian
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower