U+0B22 "ଢ" Oriya Letter Ddha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0B22 "ଢ" Oriya Letter Ddha is a consonant in the Oriya abugida used to write the Odia language, representing a voiced retroflex aspirated stop sound, similar to the "dha" in the English word "padhouse" but with the tongue curled back. It is part of the Oriya script specifically encodes the character for "ddha" distinct from its unaspirated counterpart "da" and is used in various words and loanwords within Odia text. In Unicode, it belongs to the Oriya block and is typically displayed as a single glyph with a characteristic curved shape and a horizontal line at the top, integral to the script's visual identity for writing and digital communication. This character is essential for accurately representing the phonetics of the Odia language in digital formats.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ଢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ଢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xAC 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0B22 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000B22 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0b22 |
Unicode Properties