U+0D34 "ഴ" Malayalam Letter Llla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ഴ
U+0D34 "ഴ" Malayalam Letter Llla is a distinctive letter in the Malayalam script, representing a retroflex lateral approximant sound, often described as a voiced retroflex 'l' that is pronounced with the tongue curled back against the palate. This character is an essential part of the Malayalam alphabet, used in writing words like "മഴ" (rain) and "വഴി" (way), and it reflects the Dravidian language’s rich phonetic inventory, where such retroflex consonants are common. As a unique glyph in the Unicode Standard, U+0D34 ensures proper digital representation and text processing for Malayalam, supporting the preservation and communication of the language in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D34 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Malayalam Letter Llla |
| Block | Malayalam |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ഴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ഴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB4 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D34 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D34 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d34 |