U+0C37 "ష" Telugu Letter Ssa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0C37 "ష" Telugu Letter Ssa is a symbol from the Telugu script, which is used to write the Telugu language primarily in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This character represents the retroflex sibilant consonant sound similar to the "sh" in English "shut," and it is part of the consonant inventory of the Telugu abugida, where each consonant carries an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. In digital text encoding, this character allows for the accurate representation and processing of Telugu text, preserving the unique phonological distinctions of the language in Unicode's comprehensive system for global writing systems.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0C37
Name
Telugu Letter Ssa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ష
HTML Hex Encoding
ష
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xB0 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0C37
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000C37
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0c37
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Telugu