U+30D0 "バ" Katakana Letter Ba Unicode Character

U+30D0 "バ" Katakana Letter Ba is a character in the Japanese katakana syllabary, representing the syllable "ba" and formed by adding a dakuten (two small strokes) to the base character "ハ" (ha). It is used primarily in modern Japanese writing for foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, technical terms, and emphasis, appearing in words like "バナナ" (banana) or "バス" (bus). As part of the Unicode standard, it is encoded in the Katakana block, occupying the code point U+30D0, and is distinct from its hiragana counterpart "ば" (U+3070).