Tibetan Letter Ka Letter
ཀ is the Tibetan letter “Ka” (U+0F40), used in writing the Tibetan language.
U+0F40
ཀ is a Tibetan script character commonly referred to as the Tibetan Letter Ka. It has the Unicode code point U+0F40 and can be copied directly or inserted using standard escapes. This page helps you identify, use, and reproduce the character reliably.
Tibetan Letter Ka Letter Meaning
ཀ (Tibetan Letter Ka) is a letter used in the Tibetan writing system. Like other characters in an abugida-style script, its role is primarily that of a consonant letter that participates in forming written syllables according to Tibetan orthography. On its own it represents the consonant sound “ka” as part of the broader Tibetan spelling rules, rather than functioning as a standalone symbol with a single universal meaning outside the script. If you’re adding Tibetan text to a document, UI, or dataset, the key value of this character is correct Unicode encoding and consistent rendering.
Common uses
- •Copying and pasting Tibetan text in documents, emails, and chat
- •Labeling UI elements or forms that require Tibetan language support
- •Programming and database entry using the Unicode character U+0F40
- •Typography and font testing for Tibetan script glyph rendering
- •Linguistic or educational materials that reference Tibetan letters
Examples
ཀ Tibetan Letter Ka (U+0F40)
- ཀཀའི།
- ཀཀ་བ
- ཀཀ་རིས།
- ཀཀུ་ནས་གྲུབ།
- ཀཀོ་ལོ།
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+0F40 | |
| HTML Entity | ཀ | |
| HTML Code | ཀ | |
| CSS | \0F40 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 3904 | |
| Decimal | 3904 |
How to type Tibetan Letter Ka Letter (ཀ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 3904 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 0F40 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 0F40. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 0f40, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ཀ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Tibetan Letter Ka letter mean?
ཀ (Tibetan Letter Ka) is a letter used in the Tibetan writing system. Like other characters in an abugida-style script, its role is primarily that of a consonant letter that participates in forming written syllables according to Tibetan orthography. On its own it represents the consonant sound “ka” as part of the broader Tibetan spelling rules, rather than functioning as a standalone symbol with a single universal meaning outside the script. If you’re adding Tibetan text to a document, UI, or dataset, the key value of this character is correct Unicode encoding and consistent rendering.
What Unicode character is ཀ?
ཀ is the Tibetan Letter Ka with Unicode code point U+0F40.
How can I copy ཀ reliably?
Copy the character directly from this page. For code, use the provided representations like ཀ or \\u{0F40}.
Is ཀ the same as HTML “ka” or a Latin letter?
No. ཀ is a Tibetan script letter; it is not a Latin character and should be handled as Unicode U+0F40.
Where is ཀ used?
It is used in Tibetan writing to represent the consonant letter “ka” as part of Tibetan orthography.