U+0916 "ख" Devanagari Letter Kha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0916 "ख" Devanagari Letter Kha is the second consonant of the Devanagari script, representing the aspirated voiceless velar plosive sound /kʰ/, similar to the "kh" in the English word "blockhead." It is used in writing Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, and other languages that employ the Devanagari script, where it often appears in words like "खाना" (food) and "खुश" (happy). As a character in the Unicode standard, it facilitates consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms, preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of South Asian writing systems.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0916
Name
Devanagari Letter Kha
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ख
HTML Hex Encoding
ख
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA4 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0916
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000916
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0916
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Devanagari