U+09C7 "ে" Bengali Vowel Sign E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+09C7 "ে" Bengali Vowel Sign E is a combining diacritical mark used in the Bengali script to represent the independent vowel sound "e," and it is placed to the left of the consonant character it modifies, even though it is typed after the consonant in logical order, a feature known as a "left-side dependent vowel." This character is part of the Bengali block within the Unicode standard and is essential for accurately writing many common Bengali words, distinguishing this vowel from other vowel signs and the inherent vowel of consonants. When combined with a consonant like ক (ka), for example, it produces the syllable কে (ke), showcasing its role in forming the phonetic structure of the Bengali language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+09C7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bengali Vowel Sign E |
| Block | Bengali |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ে |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ে |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA7 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x09C7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000009C7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u09c7 |