U+0E1C "ผ" Thai Character Pho Phung Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E1C "ผ" Thai Character Pho Phung is a consonant in the Thai alphabet, representing the sound /pʰ/ as in the English "p" with a strong aspiration. It belongs to the high class of Thai consonants, which influences the tone of the syllable it begins. The character's name, "Pho Phung," translates to "bee" and is used in mnemonic devices to help learners remember its form. Visually, it resembles a rounded shape with a vertical stem, and it appears in numerous Thai words across a wide range of contexts, including religious, cultural, and everyday vocabulary.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E1C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Pho Phung |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Pho Phung |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ผ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ผ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e1c |