U+0E27 "ว" Thai Character Wo Waen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E27 "ว" Thai Character Wo Waen is the 37th letter of the Thai alphabet, classified as a low-class consonant, and it represents the sound [w] as in the English "w" in "water". In the Thai writing system, this character is named after the word "waen" meaning ring or loop, reflecting its circular shape which resembles a ring. It functions both as a consonant and, in certain contexts, as a vowel component, particularly in forming the vowel sounds "ua" and "uay" when combined with other diacritics. As a consonant, it is used in many common Thai words and is an essential element of the language's script, contributing to both the phonetic and orthographic richness of Thai.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E27 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Wo Waen |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Letter Wo Waen |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ว |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ว |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB8 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E27 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E27 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e27 |