ވ is the Unicode character THAANA LETTER VAAVU, code point U+0788 (decimal 1928) in the Thaana block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ވ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes DE 88.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0788 |
| Decimal | 1928 |
| UTF-8 bytes | DE 88 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0788 |
| UTF-32 | 00000788 |
| HTML decimal | ވ |
| HTML hex | ވ |
| CSS | \788 |
| JavaScript | \u0788 |
| JSON | \u0788 |
| Python | \u0788 |
| Python by name | \N{THAANA LETTER VAAVU} |
| Java, C# | \u0788 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{788} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0788 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %DE%88 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | THAANA LETTER VAAVU |
| Code point | U+0788 (decimal 1928) |
| Block | Thaana (U+0780–U+07BF) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Thaana |
| Bidirectional class | AL: Right-to-left (Arabic) |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Thaana
- ހ U+0780 Thaana Letter Haa
- ށ U+0781 Thaana Letter Shaviyani
- ނ U+0782 Thaana Letter Noonu
- ރ U+0783 Thaana Letter Raa
- ބ U+0784 Thaana Letter Baa
- ޅ U+0785 Thaana Letter Lhaviyani
- ކ U+0786 Thaana Letter Kaafu
- އ U+0787 Thaana Letter Alifu
- މ U+0789 Thaana Letter Meemu
- ފ U+078A Thaana Letter Faafu
- ދ U+078B Thaana Letter Dhaalu
- ތ U+078C Thaana Letter Thaa
- ލ U+078D Thaana Letter Laamu
- ގ U+078E Thaana Letter Gaafu
- ޏ U+078F Thaana Letter Gnaviyani
- ސ U+0790 Thaana Letter Seenu
All 50 characters: Thaana.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ވ?
- Use ވ (decimal) or ވ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0788?
- DE 88 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %DE%88.
- How do I write U+0788 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0788. Python: \u0788.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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