U0044

U+0044 is the Unicode code point for the Latin capital letter D. It resides in the Basic Latin block and corresponds to the ASCII character with decimal value 68. The character’s uppercase form is D, while the lowercase form is d (U+0064). In general usage, U+0044 is the standard symbol used to represent the letter D in many Latin-script languages.

Encoding and representations: In UTF-8, U+0044 is encoded as a single byte 0x44. In UTF-16, it is 0x0044, and in UTF-32, it is 0x00000044. Because U+0044 lies within the ASCII range, its byte representation is identical to the ASCII encoding in common text processing.

Usage and context: The letter D denotes the voiced alveolar plosive sound in many languages and serves as the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. It is used across a wide range of languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, and many others. In addition to its linguistic role, D appears in various symbolic contexts, such as Roman numerals where D represents the value 500.

History: The Latin letter D originated in the early alphabets of the Mediterranean region and evolved from the Greek delta, which in turn traces back to earlier Phoenician forms. The modern uppercase form D is the result of typographic conventions developed in the Latin script.

Related characters: The lowercase counterpart is d (U+0064). Other Latin letters with diacritics or modifications (such as Đ, Đ) are separate code points and not part of U+0044.