U+09DD "ঢ়" Bengali Letter Rha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+09DD "ঢ়" Bengali Letter Rha is a distinct consonant in the Bengali script used primarily for writing the Assamese and Bengali languages, representing a retroflex flap or approximant sound similar to the English "r" but pronounced with the tongue curled back. This letter is considered a rare or historical character, often appearing in Sanskrit loanwords and transliterations rather than in everyday modern Bengali text, and it is derived from the Brahmic family of scripts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation for scholarly, linguistic, and specialized textual contexts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+09DD
Name
Bengali Letter Rha
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ঢ়
HTML Hex Encoding
ঢ়
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA7 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x09DD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000009DD
C/C++/Java Escape
\u09dd
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Bengali