U+0DD2 "ි" Sinhala Vowel Sign Ketti Is-Pilla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0DD2 "ි" Sinhala Vowel Sign Ketti Is-Pilla is a combining diacritical mark used in the Sinhala script, specifically representing a short vowel sound similar to the English short "i" as in "bit". It is classified as a vowel sign that modifies the inherent vowel of a preceding consonant character, creating a syllable with the short "i" sound. This grapheme is positioned to the left of the consonant it modifies, which is a notable feature of Sinhala orthography, and it plays an essential role in accurately representing spoken Sinhala in written form, distinguishing it from the long vowel sign "ii" or other vowel markers in the script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0DD2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Sinhala Vowel Sign Ketti Is-Pilla |
| Block | Sinhala |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ි |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ි |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB7 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0DD2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000DD2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0dd2 |