U+0D16 "ഖ" Malayalam Letter Kha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ഖ
U+0D16 "ഖ" Malayalam Letter Kha is the second consonant in the Malayalam abugida, representing the aspirated voiceless velar plosive sound /kʰa/, akin to the "kh" in the English word "blockhead." It is derived from the Brahmi script and is used in writing the Malayalam language, primarily in the Indian state of Kerala, where it appears in words of both native Dravidian and Sanskrit origin. As part the Malayalam script's consonant set, it follows the letter "ക" (Ka) and is distinct in pronunciation due to its aspiration, making it an essential glyph for rendering the linguistic nuances of the language in digital text environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D16 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Malayalam Letter Kha |
| Block | Malayalam |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ഖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ഖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB4 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D16 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D16 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d16 |