U+0DD1 "ෑ" Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0DD1 "ෑ" Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla is a combining diacritical mark used in the Sinhala script to modify a consonant, specifically indicating the long vowel sound /æː/ (similar to the 'a' in "cat" but held longer). It is placed after the base consonant character, attaching to its right side, and it appears as a double loop or curl, distinguishing it from the shorter Aeda-Pilla which represents the short /æ/ sound. This vowel sign is essential for accurate representation and pronunciation in written Sinhala, facilitating proper spelling and reading of words in the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0DD1 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla |
| Block | Sinhala |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ෑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ෑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB7 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0DD1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000DD1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0dd1 |