What র means
Use r with Avro Phonetic enabled.
Avro Phonetic converts Latin-key input into Bangla text. Its documented mappings as of 2026-09-05 also produce repha (or reph), the upper r form, and ra-phala, the lower attached form; see How to type.
What does র mean?
It represents the r consonant in Bengali, also called Bangla.
A consonant normally includes a vowel sound: a vowel sign changes it, while the hasant suppresses it. র evolved with the Bengali script from eastern descendants of Brahmi, an ancient Indian writing system; it shares ancestry with Devanagari ra.
Why does র change shape?
Joined letters show whether r comes first or last.
A consonant cluster joins consonants without an intervening vowel. র + ্ + ক produces র্ক, with repha above; ক + ্ + র produces ক্র, with ra-phala attached low. Enter the letters in reading order, not visual position.
Incomplete Bengali font or text-shaping support may display a reduced letter form or a visible hasant instead of the joined shape.
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ਰGurmukhi Letter Ra
રGujarati Letter Ra
रDevanagari Letter Ra
ৰBengali Letter Ra With Middle Diagonal
ꠞSyloti Nagri Letter Ro
𑀭Brahmi Letter Ra
𑂩Kaithi Letter Ra
𑄢Chakma Letter Raa
Tulu-Tigalari Repha
𑐬Newa Letter Ra
𑒩Tirhuta Letter Ra
𑜟Ahom Consonant Sign Medial Ligating Ra
ऀDevanagari Sign Inverted Candrabindu
ँDevanagari Sign Candrabindu
ंDevanagari Sign Anusvara
ःDevanagari Sign Visarga
ऄDevanagari Letter Short ACollections with র
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How to type or find র
- Search it as
- ra · ro · repha · reph · raphala
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
র\09B0r for র; rr before a consonant produces repha.r produces ra-phala. Avro's accent key () keeps the following r separate.Codes and encoding1 code points
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