U+0B2C "ବ" Oriya Letter Ba Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0B2C "ବ" Oriya Letter Ba is the twenty eighth consonant in the Odia script, representing the voiced bilabial plosive sound /b/. It is used across the languages that employ the Odia writing system, most notably Odia itself, and functions as a fundamental component for constructing syllables and words. This character appears in both historical and modern Odia texts, including literature, religious manuscripts, and everyday communication, and it can combine with vowel signs or other diacritics to form complex syllables. As part of the Unicode Standard, it ensures consistent digital representation and interchange of the Odia script across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0B2C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Oriya Letter Ba |
| Block | Oriya |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ବ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ବ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAC 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0B2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000B2C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0b2c |