U+0A88 "ઈ" Gujarati Letter Ii Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0A88 "ઈ" Gujarati Letter Ii is a vowel used in the Gujarati script, representing the close front unrounded vowel sound similar to the English "ee" in "see". It is the independent form of the vowel, typically appearing at the beginning of a word or after another vowel, while its corresponding diacritic form, the vowel sign, is placed above the consonant it follows. This character is a fundamental component of the Gujarati writing system, used in languages such as Gujarati, Kachchi, and occasionally Sanskrit, and it holds specific code point assignments within the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation across platforms. Its glyph resembles a curved, looped shape distinct from other Gujarati vowels, aiding in visual recognition within written text.

General Properties

Code Point U+0A88
Version Added 1.1
Name Gujarati Letter Ii
Block Gujarati
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ઈ
HTML Hex Encoding ઈ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xAA 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0A88
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000A88
C/C++/Java Escape \u0a88

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Gujarati
Script Extensions Gujarati
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter