U+07DA "ߚ" NKo Letter Rra Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+07DA "ߚ" NKo Letter Rra is a character used in the NKo script, which is a writing system developed in 1949 by Solomana Kante for the Manding languages of West Africa, such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula. This specific letter represents a retroflex or heavily trilled "r" sound, distinct from the standard NKo letter "Ra," and it plays a crucial role in accurately transcribing the phonetic nuances of these languages. The NKo script, including the letter Rra, is recognized for its cultural significance and is used in modern literature, education, and digital communication within the NKo-speaking communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+07DA |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | NKo Letter Rra |
| Block | NKo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ߚ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ߚ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDF 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x07DA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000007DA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u07da |