U+06AF "گ" Arabic Letter Gaf Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+06AF "گ" Arabic Letter Gaf is a distinct letter used in several languages that utilize the Perso-Arabic script, including Persian, Urdu, and Pashto, among others. It represents a voiced velar plosive sound, similar to the English letter "G", and is visually distinct from the standard Arabic letter Kaf (ك) by the addition of an extra horizontal stroke over its base form. This character is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Arabic block, allowing for digital representation and text processing in various writing systems that require this specific letter for accurate spelling and phonetics.
General Properties
Code Point
U+06AF
Name
Arabic Letter Gaf
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
گ
HTML Hex Encoding
گ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDA 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x06AF
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000006AF
C/C++/Java Escape
\u06af
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic