U+178A "ដ" Khmer Letter Da Unicode Character

U+178A "ដ" Khmer Letter Da is a character from the Khmer script, used primarily for writing the Khmer language of Cambodia, where it represents the unvoiced, unaspirated dental stop sound /d/. This letter is part of the first series of consonants in the Khmer alphabet and, depending on its position in a syllable and the inherent vowel it carries, can modify the pronunciation of surrounding vowels. Its visual form consists of a distinctive curling top loop and a vertical stem, which are characteristic features of the Khmer script's calligraphic tradition.