U+06AA "ڪ" Arabic Letter Swash Kaf Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+06AA "ڪ" Arabic Letter Swash Kaf is a variant form of the Arabic letter kaf, distinguished by its open, swooping tail that resembles a swash or flourish, and it is primarily used in the Sindhi and sometimes in other South Asian scripts for writing the Arabic-based orthography of languages like Urdu and Saraiki. Unlike the standard Arabic kaf, which can be written as a vertical stroke with a small loop or a flat top, this character represents a distinct phonological sound, typically a voiceless or aspirated velar plosive, and it appears in initial, medial, and final positions within a word. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text processing systems can accurately represent this letter, preserving the linguistic heritage and readability of languages that rely on this specialized glyph.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ڪ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ڪ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xDA 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x06AA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000006AA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u06aa |
Unicode Properties