U+09CB "ো" Bengali Vowel Sign O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+09CB "ো" Bengali Vowel Sign O is a combining diacritical mark used in the Bengali script to represent the vowel sound "o," as in the word "bōlā" (to speak). It is typically positioned above and to the left of the consonant letter it modifies, forming a distinctive cursive shape that connects with the base character. This vowel sign is a key component of the Bengali abugida, where consonants carry an inherent vowel sound that can be altered or silenced by such diacritics. In Unicode encoding, it is classified under the Bengali block and requires proper rendering support to display correctly in digital text, ensuring accurate representation of the Bengali language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+09CB |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bengali Vowel Sign O |
| Block | Bengali |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ে" U+09C7 Bengali Vowel Sign E "া" U+09BE Bengali Vowel Sign Aa |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ো |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ো |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA7 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x09CB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000009CB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u09cb |