U+0CAD "ಭ" Kannada Letter Bha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ಭ
U+0CAD "ಭ" Kannada Letter Bha is a character from the Kannada script, which is used to write the Kannada language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka. It represents the aspirated bilabial plosive consonant sound "bha," similar to the "bh" in the English word "abhor," and is an essential part of the Kannada alphabet's consonant inventory. This character is typically employed in forming syllables when combined with vowel signs, and it appears in a wide range of Kannada texts, from literature to everyday communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0CAD |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Kannada Letter Bha |
| Block | Kannada |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ಭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ಭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB2 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0CAD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000CAD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0cad |