U+1E0D "ḍ" Latin Small Letter D with Dot Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1E0D "ḍ" Latin Small Letter D with Dot Below is a specialized Latin letter used primarily in transliteration systems for Indic scripts, such as the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST), where it represents a retroflex d sound distinct from the regular dental d. This character is formed by combining a lowercase d with a combining dot below (U+0323), and it appears in scholarly texts, linguistic works, and digital representations of languages like Sanskrit, Hindi, and Tamil to accurately convey pronunciation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent encoding across platforms, enabling precise text processing and display in contexts ranging from academic publications to online language learning resources.
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Latin Capital Letter D with Dot Below
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General Properties
Code Point
U+1E0D
Name
Latin Small Letter D with Dot Below
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ḍ
HTML Hex Encoding
ḍ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xB8 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1E0D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001E0D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1e0d
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Latin