U+09B7 "ষ" Bengali Letter Ssa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+09B7 "ষ" Bengali Letter Ssa is a consonant used in the Bengali script, representing a retroflex sibilant sound, much like the "sh" in the English word "shirt," but pronounced with the tongue curled back against the palate. This character is part of the Bengali alphabet's তালব্য বর্গ (palatal series) and is essential for writing native and loan words in Bengali, such as in words like "ষাট" (saṭ, meaning sixty) and "দোষ" (doṣ, meaning fault). It occupies a distinct position in the Unicode standard for South Asian scripts, ensuring proper digital encoding and display across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
Code Point
U+09B7
Name
Bengali Letter Ssa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ষ
HTML Hex Encoding
ষ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA6 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x09B7
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000009B7
C/C++/Java Escape
\u09b7
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bengali