U+0D96 "ඖ" Sinhala Letter Auyanna Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ඖ
U+0D96 "ඖ" Sinhala Letter Auyanna is a unique vowel character in the Sinhala script used primarily in the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka. It represents the diphthong sound /au/ and is historically derived from the combination of the vowel signs for "a" and "u" in the ancient Brahmi writing system. This letter is considered a rare and classical form, often appearing in literary or formal contexts rather than in everyday modern usage, as contemporary Sinhala typically uses a sequence of vowel signs to achieve the same sound. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital texts can accurately preserve and display this traditional orthographic element.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D96 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Sinhala Letter Auyanna |
| Block | Sinhala |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ඖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ඖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB6 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D96 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D96 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d96 |