U+0DB0 "" Sinhala Letter Mahaapraana Dayanna Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Sinhala Source: Browser Default

U+0DB0 "" Sinhala Letter Mahaapraana Dayanna is used in the Sinhala script, the writing system for the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka, and it represents a voiced aspirated dental plosive consonant sound, pronounced like the “dh” in “adhere” but with more breath. This character belongs to the category of aspirated consonants in Sinhala phonology, known as “mahaapraana” letters, indicating a stronger burst of air during pronunciation. In the Sinhala abugida, it serves as a distinct glyph that can combine with vowel diacritics to form various syllables, and its usage is essential for accurately writing many native Sinhala words, particularly those deriving from classical Pali and Sanskrit borrowings.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0DB0
Name
Sinhala Letter Mahaapraana Dayanna

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ධ
HTML Hex Encoding
ධ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xB6 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0DB0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000DB0
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0db0