U+06B6 "ڶ" Arabic Letter Lam with Dot Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ڶ
Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+06B6 "ڶ" Arabic Letter Lam with Dot Above is a specific variant of the Arabic letter Lam, distinguished by a single dot placed above the main character. This letter is utilized in certain extended Arabic alphabets to represent a distinct phonetic sound, often a voiced or retroflex equivalent of the standard Arabic lam, and it appears in languages such as Saraiki, where it denotes a retroflex lateral sound. Its Unicode encoding ensures consistent digital representation across systems, preserving the unique orthographic needs of these languages within the broader Arabic script.

General Properties

Code Point
U+06B6
Name
Arabic Letter Lam with Dot Above

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ڶ
HTML Hex Encoding
ڶ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDA 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding
0x06B6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000006B6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u06b6