U+1610D "" Gurung Khema Letter Dda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1610D "" Gurung Khema Letter Dda is a specific letter within the Gurung Khema alphabet, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2021 as part of version 14.0 to support the written form of the Gurung language, primarily spoken in Nepal. This character represents a voiced retroflex stop sound, similar to the "d" sound produced with the tongue curled back against the roof of the mouth, and it is used in the transcription of indigenous Gurung words and texts. As part of the Gurung Khema script, the letter Dda helps preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Gurung community, enabling accurate digital representation and communication in their native language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1610D |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Gurung Khema Letter Dda |
| Block | Gurung Khema |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖄍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖄍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0x84 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD818 0xDD0D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001610D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud818\udd0d |