U+0986 "আ" Bengali Letter Aa Unicode Character

U+0986 "আ" Bengali Letter Aa is the first vowel of the Bengali script, representing the open back vowel sound /a/ in the Bengali language. It is derived from the Brahmi script and serves as a foundational character in the Bengali alphabet, often used to begin words or as an independent vowel form in contrast to its diacritic version. This character is integral to writing Bengali, Assamese, and other languages that use the Bengali script, appearing frequently in literature, signage, and digital text across South Asia.