U+0D35 "വ" Malayalam Letter Va Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
വ
U+0D35 "വ" Malayalam Letter Va is a fundamental consonant in the Malayalam script, representing the voiced labiodental approximant sound /ʋ/, similar to the English "v" in "van." It belongs to the Malayalam block of Unicode, which supports the writing system of the Malayalam language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Kerala. As a significant character in the script, it combines with vowel signs and other diacritical marks to form complex syllables, and it appears in many common words, such as "വെള്ളം" (vellam, meaning water), showcasing its essential role in both written and digital communication for the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D35 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Malayalam Letter Va |
| Block | Malayalam |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | വ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | വ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB4 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D35 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D35 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d35 |