U+1132D "𑌭" Grantha Letter Bha Unicode Character

U+1132D "𑌭" Grantha Letter Bha is a character from the Grantha script, an ancient Brahmic writing system historically used in Southern India and Sri Lanka for writing Sanskrit, Tamil, and Manipravalam. This specific letter represents the aspirated voiced bilabial stop consonant sound "bha," articulated similarly to the English "bh" as in "abhor." Within the Grantha script, it belongs to a class of characters that were instrumental in preserving and transmitting classical Sanskrit texts, particularly in Tamil-speaking regions. The letter is encoded in the Unicode Standard's Grantha block, ensuring its digital representation for scholarly, linguistic, and archival purposes.