U+0E45 "ๅ" Thai Character Lakkhangyao Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ๅ
U+0E45 "ๅ" Thai Character Lakkhangyao is a distinct symbol in the Thai script, primarily used in historical or formal orthographic contexts to represent a long vowel sound, specifically acting as a phonetic lengthening marker or an alternative form of the character "า" in certain compound vowels. It is not a common consonant or vowel in modern Thai typography, but rather a specialized sign found in older texts, linguistic studies, or character encoding standards to denote extended pronunciation within the Thai writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E45 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Lakkhangyao |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Lak Khang Yao |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ๅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ๅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB9 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E45 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E45 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e45 |