U+0EA7 "ວ" Lao Letter Wo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ວ
U+0EA7 "ວ" Lao Letter Wo is a consonant in the Lao script, representing the sound /w/ and functioning as the twenty-seventh letter of the Lao alphabet. It is used in both standard Lao and Isan languages, often appearing in combination with other vowel markers to create complex syllables. Historically derived from the Khmer script, this character holds significance in written Lao texts, where it can serve as both a consonant and a final consonant in syllable structure, contributing to the phonetic richness of Lao orthography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EA7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Letter Wo |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ວ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ວ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBA 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EA7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EA7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0ea7 |