U+0E26 "ฦ" Thai Character Lu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E26 "ฦ" Thai Character Lu is a vowel symbol used in the Thai script, specifically representing a short vowel sound similar to the 'u' in English "rude" but pronounced with a rounded, less common articulation. This character is part of the Thai alphabet's vowel system, historically derived from the Khmer script, and is used primarily in formal or older Thai writing, as it has largely fallen out of regular use in modern Thai language, being replaced by alternative spellings in contemporary communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E26 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Lu |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Lu |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ฦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ฦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E26 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E26 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e26 |