U+0C27 "ధ" Telugu Letter Dha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ధ
U+0C27 "ధ" Telugu Letter Dha is a syllabic consonant in the Telugu script, representing the aspirated voiced dental stop sound /d̪ʰa/, as heard in the English word "adhere." It is part of the Telugu abugida, where each consonant carries an inherent vowel "a" unless modified by diacritics. This character is used in writing the Telugu language, predominantly spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and appears in common words like "ధన్యవాదాలు" meaning "thank you." Its form features a distinctive curved top stroke and a looped body, aligning with the visual style of the Telugu script's consonant set.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C27 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Letter Dha |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ధ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ధ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB0 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C27 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C27 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c27 |