U+08A0 "ࢠ" Arabic Letter Beh with Small V Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+08A0 "ࢠ" Arabic Letter Beh with Small V Below is a variant of the Arabic letter Beh, distinguished by a small "v" shape placed beneath the base character, and it is used in extended Arabic script to represent a specific sound not covered by the standard Arabic alphabet. This character belongs to the Arabic Extended-A block, a range of Unicode designed to support additional letters for languages such as Sindhi, Balochi, and various African languages that utilize Arabic-derived scripts. The "small v below" diacritic indicates a modification of the consonant's phonetic value, often representing a voiced bilabial or labiodental sound, depending on the linguistic context. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and text processing for diverse communities that rely on these specialized orthographies.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ࢠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ࢠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA2 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x08A0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000008A0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u08a0 |
Unicode Properties