U+0E44 "ไ" Thai Character Sara Ai Maimalai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0E44 "ไ" Thai Character Sara Ai Maimalai is a vowel mark used in the Thai script to represent the long vowel sound "ai" as in the English word "eye" or "my". It is always placed before the initial consonant of a syllable, despite the vowel being pronounced after that consonant, a common orthographic feature in Thai. This character is an essential component of the Thai writing system, appearing in many common words such as "ไป" (bpai, meaning "to go") and "ให้" (hai, meaning "to give"). Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and processing of the Thai language across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E44 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Sara Ai Maimalai |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Vowel Sign Sara Mai Malai |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ไ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ไ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB9 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E44 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e44 |