U+0D20 "ഠ" Malayalam Letter Ttha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0D20 "ഠ" Malayalam Letter Ttha is a symbol used in the Malayalam script to represent the voiceless aspirated retroflex plosive sound, pronounced like the "th" in "thumb" but with the tongue curled back. It is classified as a consonant in the Brahmic family of scripts and occupies a specific position in the Malayalam alphabet, corresponding to the fourth consonant in the second varga, or group, of retroflex letters. This character is essential for accurately writing and reading many Malayalam words, particularly those borrowed from Sanskrit or other Dravidian languages, and it is encoded in the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation across platforms and systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+0D20
Version Added 1.1
Name Malayalam Letter Ttha
Block Malayalam
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ഠ
HTML Hex Encoding ഠ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB4 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0D20
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000D20
C/C++/Java Escape \u0d20

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Malayalam
Script Extensions Malayalam
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter