U+0065 "e" Latin Small Letter E Unicode Character

U+0065 "e" Latin Small Letter E is the standard lowercase version of the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet and one of the most frequently used characters in English and many other European languages. It belongs to the Basic Latin block and is encoded as a single byte (0x65) in ASCII, making it a fundamental building block for digital text. This character represents a mid front unrounded vowel sound in phonetics and serves as a core component in countless words, from simple articles like "the" to complex scientific terminology. Its consistent encoding across platforms ensures reliable text communication and data processing worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0065
Version Added	1.1
Name	Latin Small Letter E
Block	Basic Latin
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	e
HTML Hex Encoding	e
UTF-8 Encoding	0x65
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0065
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000065
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0065

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
East Asian Width	Narrow
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"E" U+0045 Latin Capital Letter E
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"E" U+0045 Latin Capital Letter E
Uppercase Code Point	"E" U+0045 Latin Capital Letter E
Titlecase Code Point	"E" U+0045 Latin Capital Letter E
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Latin
Script Extensions	Latin
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Hex Digit	Yes
ASCII Hex Digit	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower