U+0A47 "ੇ" Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Ee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ੇ
U+0A47 "ੇ" Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Ee is a combining diacritical mark used in the Gurmukhi script, primarily for writing the Punjabi language. It represents the vowel sound /eː/, similar to the "ay" in "say" but held longer, and is written above the consonant letter it modifies, attaching to the top of the character. This vowel sign is a crucial component of the Gurmukhi orthography, enabling the correct pronunciation and spelling of countless Punjabi words by indicating a change in vowel quality from the inherent "a" sound of the base consonant.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A47 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Ee |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ੇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ੇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA9 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A47 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A47 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a47 |