What ړ means
A Pashto retroflex r-like sound, written as /ɽ/ in linguistic descriptions. In Pashto, ړ and plain ر mark different sounds, so replacing one with the other changes the spelling and the pronunciation it signals.
Pashto adapted Perso-Arabic writing because Arabic letters did not cover all Pashto sounds. The Roshani script, associated with Bayazid Ansari, is a milestone in the development of added Pashto letters. The character's ringed shape distinguishes it within this adapted alphabet.
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Who writes ړ
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Don't confuse it with
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Arabic Letter Reh
ړ vs ر: plain ر marks a different Pashto r sound; ړ marks the retroflex r-like sound.
Arabic Letter Rreh
This is Urdu Rreh. Its similar base shape does not make it interchangeable with the Pashto letter.
Arabic Letter Reh With Dot Below And Dot Above
This is another Pashto reh-based letter, marked with dots. It is a distinct letter, not a substitute for ړ.
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Questions people ask
1Why does ړ show as a box?
Usually, the font lacks the glyph. Some Arabic fonts omit Pashto-specific letters; use a font with extended Arabic coverage.
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How to type or find ړ
- Also called
- ṛe · retroflex r
- Search it as
- rre · retroflex · Pashto · rr · ɽ
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
ړCSS
\0693How do I type ړ?
As of 2026, the Afghan Pashto keyboard layout uses ShiftV. The Lexilogos online keyboard accepts rr; other layouts may differ.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ړ
HTML hex
ړ
CSS content
content: "\0693";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%DA%93
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.