U+0A2B "ਫ" Gurmukhi Letter Pha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ਫ
U+0A2B "ਫ" Gurmukhi Letter Pha is the thirty-eighth consonant in the Gurmukhi script, which is primarily used for writing the Punjabi language. It represents the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive sound, akin to the 'ph' in the English word "tophat." This character is distinct from the unaspirated labial consonant "ਪ" (Pa) and is essential for accurately writing and reading Punjabi, particularly in the Gurmukhi script used in the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib and in modern day to day communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A2B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Letter Pha |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ਫ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ਫ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA8 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A2B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A2B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a2b |