U+0E1E "พ" Thai Character Pho Phan Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
พ
U+0E1E "พ" Thai Character Pho Phan is a consonant in the Thai alphabet, representing the sound /pʰ/ as in the English "p" but with aspiration, akin to the "ph" in "phone" without the "f" sound. It belongs to the low class of Thai consonants, which influences the tone rules of the syllable it begins, and it is named after the word "พาน" (phan), meaning a ceremonial tray or offering vessel. This character is commonly used in written Thai and is the 31st letter in the standard Thai consonant order, appearing frequently in everyday vocabulary and formal texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E1E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Pho Phan |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Pho Phan |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | พ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | พ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E1E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E1E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e1e |