U+0E4B "๋" Thai Character Mai Chattawa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
๋
U+0E4B "๋" Thai Character Mai Chattawa is a tonal mark used in the Thai writing system to indicate a rising tone, one of the five distinct tones in the Thai language. This diacritical mark is placed above a consonant to modify its pronunciation, and it is essential for distinguishing the meaning of words that would otherwise appear identical in written form. In linguistic analysis, the mai chattawa is part of a set of four tone markers employed in Thai orthography to represent specific tonal contours, and its correct use is crucial for clarity in both spoken and written communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0E4B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Thai Character Mai Chattawa |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Thai Tone Mai Chattawa |
| Block | Thai |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | CCC107 |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ๋ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ๋ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB9 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0E4B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000E4B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0e4b |