U+0B08 "ଈ" Oriya Letter Ii Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0B08 "ଈ" Oriya Letter Ii is a vowel character used in the Odia script, primarily for writing the Odia language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It represents the long vowel sound /iː/, similar to the 'ee' in the English word "see," and is a distinct form that differs from the short vowel "i" (ଇ) by a longer pronunciation and a modified visual symbol. This character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Oriya block, enabling digital representation and text processing for Odia literature, official documents, and communication systems. Its usage is essential for accurately spelling words in Odia that require a prolonged 'i' sound, and it functions as an independent vowel that can also combine with consonant characters through specific diacritic forms.

General Properties

Code Point U+0B08
Version Added 1.1
Name Oriya Letter Ii
Block Oriya
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ଈ
HTML Hex Encoding ଈ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xAC 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0B08
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000B08
C/C++/Java Escape \u0b08

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 Oriya
Script Extensions Oriya
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