U+090E "ऎ" Devanagari Letter Short E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ऎ
U+090E "ऎ" Devanagari Letter Short E is a vowel sign in the Devanagari script used primarily for writing languages like Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit, though it is relatively rare compared to its long counterpart. This character represents a short vowel sound similar to the 'e' in the English word "bed", and it serves as the independent form of the vowel when not attached to a consonant. In practical orthography, it is often employed for transcribing foreign or loanwords that require a distinct short 'e' sound, helping to differentiate it from the long vowel ए. As a Unicode character, it ensures consistent digital representation of this specific phonetic element across modern text and computing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+090E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Devanagari Letter Short E |
| Block | Devanagari |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ऎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ऎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA4 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x090E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000090E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u090e |