Q: How do I write ڍ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ڍ (decimal) or ڍ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

Question 1

What is the character U+068D?

Accepted Answer

U+068D ڍ is officially named ARABIC LETTER DDAHAL. It belongs to the Arabic block and the category Other letter.

Question 2

How do I type ڍ?

Accepted Answer

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 068D, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 068d, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 068D. Or simply copy it from this page.

Question 3

How do I write ڍ in HTML?

Accepted Answer

As a numeric character reference &#1677; (decimal) or &#x068D; (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

Question 4

How is ڍ encoded in UTF-8?

Accepted Answer

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: DA 8D. In UTF-16: 068D.

Name	ARABIC LETTER DDAHAL
Code point	`U+068D`
Decimal	`1677`
Block	Arabic
Category	Other letter (Lo)
UTF-8	`DA 8D`
UTF-16	`068D`
UTF-32	`0000068D`
HTML	`ڍ` `ڍ`
CSS	`\068D`
JavaScript	`\u068D`
Python	`\u068d`
URL-encoded	`%DA%8D`

U+068D ARABIC LETTER DDAHAL

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