U+0620 "ؠ" Arabic Letter Kashmiri Yeh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0620 "ؠ" Arabic Letter Kashmiri Yeh is a distinct character used in the Kashmiri language written in the Arabic script, where it represents a specific palatal glide sound similar to a "y" but with phonetic nuances that differ from the standard Arabic yeh. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard to support proper text representation and digital processing of Kashmiri, which requires this separate character because the standard Arabic letter for "y" does not accurately convey the Kashmiri pronunciation. This character appears in the Arabic block of Unicode and is essential for correctly writing many Kashmiri words, enabling accurate typing, rendering, and linguistic analysis in modern digital environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0620
Name
Arabic Letter Kashmiri Yeh
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ؠ
HTML Hex Encoding
ؠ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xD8 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0620
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000620
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0620
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic