U+0B18 "ଘ" Oriya Letter Gha Unicode Character

U+0B18 "ଘ" Oriya Letter Gha is a character from the Oriya script used primarily for writing the Odia language in eastern India, representing the aspirated voiced velar plosive sound /ɡʱ/, akin to the "gh" in the English word "ghost" but with a breathy release. In the Oriya abugida, it serves as the aspirated counterpart to the unaspirated letter "ଗ" (Ga), and its usage is fundamental for accurately spelling words that require this specific phoneme. This character can be combined with vowel signs and diacritics to form various syllables, and it is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Oriya block, ensuring consistent digital representation across modern computing platforms.