★ U+0DAF: Technical Specifications for Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Dayanna (ද)
The Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Dayanna (“ද” U+0DAF) is a critical character representing the unaspirated dental stop in the Sinhala script. This specialized resource provides developers and linguists at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical data, encoding conversions, and usage context for this essential codepoint.
U+0DAF Sinhala Character Specifications
The Unicode codepoint **U+0DAF** represents the character *Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Dayanna*. This letter is classified as an **Other Letter** with a **Left To Right (L)** bidirectional class, ensuring its proper rendering alignment. It was formally integrated into the Unicode Standard in **version 3.0** (September, 1999), residing within the **Sinhala** block of the **Basic Multilingual Plane**. This data is vital for accurate text processing and software internationalization.
Core Unicode Properties
Bidirectional and Categorical Data
Additional Unicode Data
U+0DAF Conversion and Escaping Formats
| Format |
Representation |
| HTML (decimal) |
ද |
| HTML (hex) |
ද |
| HTML (named) |
- |
| URL Escape Code |
%E0%B6%AF |
| CSS |
00DAF |
| JavaScript, JSON |
u0DAF |
| C, C++, Java |
**u0DAF** |
| Python |
`u0DAF` |
| Rust |
`u{0DAF}` |
| Ruby |
`u0DAF` |
UTF Encoding Byte Sequences
| Encoding |
Hex Value |
| UTF-8 (hex) |
0xE0 0xB6 0xAF |
| UTF-16 (hex) |
0x0DAF |
| UTF-32 (hex) |
0x00000DAF |
Direct Input and Rendering Preview
Keyboard Typing Instructions:
- Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 0 D A F. Release Alt.
- Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 0 D A F. Release Alt.
Copy-Ready Code Snippet (JavaScript/C-style)
Font Render Test
- ද
Times, Times New Roman, serif
- ද
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
- ද
Courier, Courier New, monospace
Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge
Mastery over characters like the **Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Dayanna** (U+0DAF) and its specific encoding requirements is crucial for cross-language development. The consistent classification as an “Other Letter” in the **Sinhala** script block ensures predictable handling. For reliable technical specifications and resources on complex international codepoints, turn to iloveunicode.com.
