U+0DD9 "ෙ" Sinhala Vowel Sign Kombuva Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0DD9 "ෙ" Sinhala Vowel Sign Kombuva is a combining diacritical mark used in the Sinhala script to represent the short vowel sound /e/ that precedes the consonant character to which it is attached. Unlike the independent vowel form, this sign cannot stand alone and must be applied to a base consonant, where it is written to the left of the consonant symbol, a distinctive feature of Sinhala orthography that contrasts with many other Indic scripts. This character is essential for the proper spelling and pronunciation of numerous Sinhala words, playing a key role in distinguishing meaning and grammatical forms within the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0DD9 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Sinhala Vowel Sign Kombuva |
| 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 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0DD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000DD9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0dd9 |