U+0AAC "બ" Gujarati Letter Ba Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0AAC "બ" Gujarati Letter Ba is the representation of the voiced bilabial plosive consonant /b/ in the Gujarati script, which is used to write the Gujarati language primarily in the Indian state of Gujarat. This character belongs to the Gujarati block of Unicode and is encoded as a single code point, functioning as an independent consonant letter that can combine with vowel signs to form syllables. Visually, it is a distinct glyph composed of a rounded top stroke and a vertical stem, resembling its Devanagari equivalent but with stylistic differences unique to the Gujarati script. In digital text, it enables accurate representation and processing of Gujarati words such as "બાળક" (child) or "બાર" (twelve), supporting the linguistic and cultural preservation of the Gujarati language.

General Properties

Code Point U+0AAC
Version Added 1.1
Name Gujarati Letter Ba
Block Gujarati
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding બ
HTML Hex Encoding બ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xAA 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0AAC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000AAC
C/C++/Java Escape \u0aac

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Gujarati
Script Extensions Gujarati
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter