U+10A35 "𐨵" Kharoshthi Letter Vha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10A35 "𐨵" Kharoshthi Letter Vha is a distinct grapheme within the ancient Kharoshthi script, which was historically used in the region of Gandhara (modern-day Pakistan and Afghanistan) from around the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE to write various languages, including Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit. This specific character represents the aspirated voiced bilabial sound /vʱ/ or a similar voiced labial fricative, and it appears in inscriptions and manuscripts primarily associated with Buddhist texts, where meticulous phonological distinctions were important for preserving liturgical and doctrinal accuracy. As part of the Kharoshthi block in the Unicode Standard, it helps scholars and enthusiasts digitally preserve and study this historical writing system, which is notable for its unique right-to-left cursive style and its role in the early transmission of Buddhist scriptures along the Silk Road.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐨵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐨵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0xA8 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD802 0xDE35 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010A35 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud802\ude35 |
Unicode Properties