U+0795 "ޕ" Thaana Letter Paviyani Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0795 "ޕ" Thaana Letter Paviyani is the twenty fourth letter of the Thaana script, which is used to write the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives and the Minicoy Island of India. Its phonetic value corresponds to the voiced bilabial plosive sound /p/, and like all Thaana letters, it is written from right to left in syllabic blocks. The name "Paviyani" follows the traditional naming convention of Thaana, where each letter is named after an Arabic or native word beginning with that sound, with "paviyani" likely referring to the palm tree or a related concept in Dhivehi. This character holds intrinsic value for digitally representing the indigenous phonology of Dhivehi, ensuring the script’s accurate preservation and use in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ޕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ޕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xDE 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0795 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000795 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0795 |
Unicode Properties