U+0EAD "ອ" Lao Letter O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ອ
U+0EAD "ອ" Lao Letter O is a fundamental consonant in the Lao script, representing the glottal stop sound or functioning as a silent carrier for vowels when they appear without a preceding consonant. It is one of the most frequently used letters in written Lao, often serving as a base for tonal and vowel markings, and its shape resembles a stylized, open loop that distinguishes it from similar letters in the closely related Thai script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EAD |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Letter O |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ອ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ອ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBA 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EAD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EAD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0ead |