U+0A2C "ਬ" Gurmukhi Letter Ba Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ਬ
U+0A2C "ਬ" Gurmukhi Letter Ba is the thirty second letter of the Gurmukhi script, which is primarily used to write the Punjabi language in the Indian state of Punjab. It represents the voiced bilabial stop consonant sound /b/, akin to the English letter 'b' in words like "bat". As a member of the Gurmukhi alphabet, this character holds linguistic and cultural significance, being integral to the spelling of many Punjabi words and appearing in the sacred scriptures of Sikhism, including the Guru Granth Sahib, where it contributes to the phonetic and spiritual expression of the text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A2C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Letter Ba |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ਬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ਬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA8 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A2C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a2c |