U+075B "ݛ" Arabic Letter Reh with Stroke Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ݛ
U+075B "ݛ" Arabic Letter Reh with Stroke is a variant form of the Arabic letter "Reh," distinguished by an added horizontal stroke, and is used in certain Arabic-based scripts, particularly for representing a retroflex or emphatic sound in languages such as Khowar, Brahui, and some dialects of Pashto. This character belongs to the Arabic Supplement block and is designed to accommodate phonetic distinctions not covered by the standard Arabic alphabet, aiding in accurate transliteration and writing of non-Arabic languages. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, supporting linguistic diversity and proper text rendering for these communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+075B |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Arabic Letter Reh with Stroke |
| Block | Arabic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ݛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ݛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDD 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x075B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000075B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u075b |