U+07A2 "ޢ" Thaana Letter Ainu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+07A2 "ޢ" Thaana Letter Ainu is a script symbol used in the Thaana writing system, which is primarily employed to write the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives. This specific letter represents the sound of the voiced pharyngeal fricative, similar to the Arabic letter 'ain, and it functions as a consonant in the Thaana alphabet, appearing in sequences alongside vowels to form complete syllables. The character is encoded in the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation and interchange of Dhivehi text across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+07A2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Thaana Letter Ainu |
| Block | Thaana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ޢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ޢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDE 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x07A2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000007A2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u07a2 |