U+09A4 "ত" Bengali Letter Ta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ত
U+09A4 "ত" Bengali Letter Ta is a consonant used in the Bengali script, representing the unaspirated voiceless dental stop sound /t̪/. It is an integral part of the Bengali abugida, where it serves as the 22nd consonant in the standard alphabet and can combine with vowel signs or other diacritics to form syllables. The character traces its origins to the Brahmi script through the Gupta and Siddham writing systems, reflecting a long history of linguistic and cultural development in the Bengal region. In modern Bengali, it appears in a wide range of vocabulary, including words of native, Sanskrit, and borrowed origins, and is essential for accurate written communication in Bengali, Assamese, and other related languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+09A4 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bengali Letter Ta |
| Block | Bengali |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ত |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ত |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA6 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x09A4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000009A4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u09a4 |