U+0AA2 "ઢ" Gujarati Letter Ddha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ઢ
U+0AA2 "ઢ" Gujarati Letter Ddha is the twenty-fifth consonant of the Gujarati script, representing a voiced retroflex aspirated stop sound, similar to the "dh" in "redhead" but with the tongue curled back. It is a distinct character in the Gujarati abugida, used primarily in writing the Gujarati language as well as occasionally in Sanskrit and other regional texts. The character is typically formed by adding a horizontal line to the top of the letter "ડ" (Da), and its Unicode inclusion ensures consistent digital representation across platforms for proper text display and processing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0AA2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gujarati Letter Ddha |
| Block | Gujarati |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ઢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ઢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAA 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0AA2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000AA2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0aa2 |