U+0996 "খ" Bengali Letter Kha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0996 "খ" Bengali Letter Kha is the second consonant in the Bengali abugida, representing the aspirated voiceless velar plosive sound /kʰɔ/, similar to the "kh" in the English word "backhand." It is derived from the Brahmi script and is used primarily in the Bengali and Assamese languages to write words such as "খবর" (khobor, meaning news) and "খেলা" (khela, meaning game). This character is part of the Bengali block in Unicode and is essential for the accurate digital representation of South Asian languages that use the Bengali script.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0996
Name
Bengali Letter Kha
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
খ
HTML Hex Encoding
খ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA6 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0996
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000996
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0996
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bengali