U+0688 "ڈ" Arabic Letter Ddal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ڈ
Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+0688 "ڈ" Arabic Letter Ddal is a distinct letter used in the Urdu, Kashmiri, and Punjabi (Shahmukhi) scripts, where it represents a retroflex voiced plosive sound, similar to the "d" in the English word "dart" but pronounced with the tongue curled back against the roof of the mouth. This character is formed by adding a small diacritical mark or a curved stroke above the base letter "د" (dal) to indicate its retroflex nature, and it is encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Arabic block to support the extended Arabic alphabet used for these languages.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0688
Name
Arabic Letter Ddal
Unicode 1.0 Name
Arabic Letter Dal with Small Tah

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ڈ
HTML Hex Encoding
ڈ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDA 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0688
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000688
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0688