U+0A20 "ਠ" Gurmukhi Letter Ttha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0A20 "ਠ" Gurmukhi Letter Ttha is the sixteenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet, representing the aspirated voiceless retroflex plosive sound /ʈʰə/, similar to the 'th' sound in English "lighthearted" but produced with the tongue curled back against the roof of the mouth. It is classified as a consonant in the Gurmukhi script, which is primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in India, and it plays a crucial role in distinguishing words through its aspirated and retroflex characteristics. In digital contexts, this character is encoded under the Unicode standard to ensure consistent representation across different platforms and systems, facilitating accurate text processing and preservation of the Gurmukhi script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A20 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Letter Ttha |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ਠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ਠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA8 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A20 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a20 |