U+09A0 "ঠ" Bengali Letter Ttha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ঠ
U+09A0 "ঠ" Bengali Letter Ttha is a consonant in the Bengali script, representing the aspirated retroflex stop sound /ʈʰa/, which is distinct from its unaspirated counterpart "ট." It is used primarily in the Bengali (Bangla) language, as well as in Assamese and some other Indic languages written with the Bengali script, where it functions as the second character in the retroflex series of consonant letters. This character can appear in word-initial, medial, or final positions, and its proper use is essential for accurately representing the phonetic and lexical richness of Bengali vocabulary, including words like "ঠিক" (thik, meaning correct) and "পাঠ" (path, meaning lesson or reading).
General Properties
| Code Point | U+09A0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bengali Letter Ttha |
| Block | Bengali |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ঠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ঠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA6 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x09A0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000009A0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u09a0 |