U+0D31 "റ" Malayalam Letter Rra Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
റ
U+0D31 "റ" Malayalam Letter Rra is a distinct consonant character used in the Malayalam script to represent the retroflex approximant sound /ɻ/, a unique phonetic feature of the Dravidian language. This letter is an essential component of the Malayalam alphabet, classified as a retroflex consonant, and plays a key role in distinguishing word meanings through its specific articulatory quality. Its Unicode encoding ensures that the character can be reliably represented and processed in digital text systems, supporting the preservation and use of the Malayalam language in modern technology.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D31 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Malayalam Letter Rra |
| Block | Malayalam |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | റ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | റ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB4 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D31 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D31 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d31 |