U+10A1D "đ¨" Kharoshthi Letter Ddha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10A1D "đ¨" Kharoshthi Letter Ddha represents a specific consonant in the ancient Kharoshthi script, which was used primarily in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This character is classified as a voiced aspirated dental plosive, corresponding to the sound /dĖĒĘ°/ in phonetic terms, and forms part of the larger Kharoshthi syllabary that was employed to write the Gandhari Prakrit language and some Sanskrit texts. The Kharoshthi script is significant for its role in recording early Buddhist texts and inscriptions, making this letter an essential component for scholars studying the linguistic and historical heritage of ancient South Asia. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of this ancient writing system in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐨝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐨝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0xA8 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD802 0xDE1D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010A1D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud802\ude1d |
Unicode Properties