U+076C "ݬ" Arabic Letter Reh with Hamza Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+076C "ݬ" Arabic Letter Reh with Hamza Above is a specific glyph used in the extended Arabic script, primarily found in some languages of West Africa and Central Asia, such as Sindhi or certain Berber orthographies. It represents the consonant sound "r" that has been modified or glottalized by the addition of the hamza diacritic placed above the letter reh. This character allows for the precise phonetic transcription of sounds not accounted for in the standard Arabic alphabet, reflecting the linguistic diversity within communities that write with Arabic-derived scripts. As part of the Arabic Supplement block in Unicode, it ensures digital representation and interoperability for texts requiring this specialized letter form.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+076C |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Arabic Letter Reh with Hamza Above |
| Block | Arabic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ݬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ݬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDD 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x076C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000076C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u076c |