U+0E91 "ຑ" Lao Letter Pali Dda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0E91 "ຑ" Lao Letter Pali Dda is a specialized character used in the Lao script specifically for the accurate transliteration of Pali, the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism. It represents a retroflex d sound, which does not occur in standard spoken Lao but is necessary for writing foreign or religious terms, particularly those borrowed from Sanskrit and Pali texts. This character belongs to the Lao block of Unicode and is distinguished from similar letters by its unique shape, which combines elements of a consonant with a distinctive diacritical mark. Its inclusion in digital character encoding ensures that traditional religious manuscripts, educational materials, and modern digital texts can faithfully reproduce the precise orthography required for Pali studies and chanting in Lao Buddhist communities.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ຑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ຑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xBA 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0E91 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000E91 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0e91 |
Unicode Properties