U+0E25 "ล" Thai Character Lo Ling Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0E25 "ล" Thai Character Lo Ling is the 42nd letter of the Thai alphabet, specifically a low-class consonant representing the sound /l/ in modern Thai. Its name, "Lo Ling," literally means "monkey" in Thai, which is a mnemonic device used in traditional Thai education to help learners remember the letter. This character is used extensively in written Thai, appearing in native vocabulary, loanwords, and as a final consonant in many syllables, where it often modifies the tone of the preceding vowel. As part of the Thai script, it is encoded in Unicode under the Thai block and is essential for accurate representation and digital processing of the Thai language.

General Properties

Code Point U+0E25
Version Added 1.1
Name Thai Character Lo Ling
Unicode 1.0 Name Thai Letter Lo Ling
Block Thai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ล
HTML Hex Encoding ล
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB8 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0E25
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000E25
C/C++/Java Escape \u0e25

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Thai
Script Extensions Thai
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter