U+10EC2 "" Arabic Letter Dal with Two Dots Vertically Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10EC2 "" Arabic Letter Dal with Two Dots Vertically Below is a specialized letter used in the historical Arabic script known as Khowar or Torwali, primarily for transcribing certain languages of the Hindukush region, such as Khowar or Torwali. It represents a voiced dental or retroflex sound distinct from the standard Arabic letter Dal, with the two dots placed vertically below the base form to indicate this phonetic variation. This character is part of the Unicode Arabic Extended-C block, which was added to accommodate the unique orthographic needs of these lesser-documented languages, ensuring accurate digital representation and preservation of their written traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10EC2 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Arabic Letter Dal with Two Dots Vertically Below |
| Block | Arabic Extended-C |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐻂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐻂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xBB 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD803 0xDEC2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010EC2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud803\udec2 |