U+0E1A "บ" Thai Character Bo Baimai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
บ
U+0E1A "บ" Thai Character Bo Baimai is the twenty-first letter of the Thai alphabet, representing the low-class consonant sound /b/ and is named after the leaf of the baimai tree. In written Thai, this letter is classified as an unaspirated bilabial plosive, often appearing in common words like "บ้าน" (bâan) meaning house or "บิน" (bin) meaning to fly. Visually, the character resembles a rounded leaf shape with a vertical stem, reflecting its linguistic connection to the baimai leaf from which it derives its name. As part of the Thai script, this letter plays a fundamental role in both formal and informal writing, contributing to the rich phonetic structure of the Thai language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E1A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Bo Baimai |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Bo Baimai |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | บ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | บ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E1A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E1A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e1a |