U+0A48 "ੈ" Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ੈ
U+0A48 "ੈ" Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Ai is a combining diacritical mark used in the Gurmukhi script, primarily for writing the Punjabi language. It represents the vowel sound "ai" and is placed above the consonant it modifies, altering the inherent vowel of the consonant to create the specific "ai" pronunciation. This character belongs to the broader set of Gurmukhi vowel signs, which are essential for accurate orthography and phonetic representation in written Punjabi, and it is distinct from the independent vowel character for the same sound, as it always attaches to a consonant letter.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A48 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Ai |
| 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 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A48 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a48 |