U+0762 "ݢ" Arabic Letter Keheh with Dot Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+0762 "ݢ" Arabic Letter Keheh with Dot Above is a character used in the Arabic script, specifically for the Jawi and Pegon writing systems, which are adapted for languages such as Malay and various African languages. It represents a variant of the letter "kaf" modified with a dot above to indicate a distinct phonetic value, typically a voiced velar or post-velar sound not found in standard Arabic. This character falls within the Arabic Supplement block of Unicode, encompassing code points U+0750 to U+077F, which were added to support a range of non-Arabic languages using the Arabic script, including those in West and Central Africa like Hausa. Its inclusion ensures accurate digital representation of these linguistic traditions, enabling proper text rendering and preservation of cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+0762
Version Added 4.1
Name Arabic Letter Keheh with Dot Above
Block Arabic Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ݢ
HTML Hex Encoding ݢ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xDD 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0762
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000762
C/C++/Java Escape \u0762

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Dual Joining
Joining Group Gaf
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Arabic
Script Extensions Arabic
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 OLetter