U+0781 "ށ" Thaana Letter Shaviyani Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ށ
U+0781 "ށ" Thaana Letter Shaviyani is the second consonant in the Thaana script, the writing system used primarily for the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives. This character represents the sound /ʃ/, equivalent to the English "sh" as in "ship", and is typically applied in combination with vowel diacritics to form syllables. Its codification in Unicode allows for digital representation and processing of Dhivehi text across modern computing platforms, ensuring that this indigenous script can be preserved and utilized in electronic communications and software.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0781 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Thaana Letter Shaviyani |
| Block | Thaana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ށ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ށ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDE 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0781 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000781 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0781 |