U+0757 "ݗ" Arabic Letter Hah with Two Dots Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ݗ
Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+0757 "ݗ" Arabic Letter Hah with Two Dots Above is a modified Arabic letter used in certain extended Arabic script alphabets, specifically within the Arabic Extended-A block, to represent a distinct phoneme not found in standard Arabic. This character is based on the Arabic letter "Hah" (ح) but is distinguished by two dots placed above it, which typically indicates a voiceless pharyngeal or velar fricative variant in languages such as some dialects of Hausa, Sindhi, or other regional languages that require additional characters beyond the basic Arabic set. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates accurate digital representation and writing of these languages, ensuring that the unique sound is preserved in electronic texts and communications.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0757
Name
Arabic Letter Hah with Two Dots Above

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ݗ
HTML Hex Encoding
ݗ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDD 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0757
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000757
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0757