U+0EB6 "ຶ" Lao Vowel Sign Y Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ຶ
U+0EB6 "ຶ" Lao Vowel Sign Y is a combining diacritical mark used in the Lao script to represent a short, high vowel sound, typically transliterated as "y" or "i". It appears as a curved hook above a consonant character, modifying its pronunciation to form syllables like "ຶກ" (approximately "juk"). This vowel sign is an essential component of the Lao orthography, particularly in the writing of the Lao language, where it is distinct from similar marks like the Lao Vowel Sign Yy. Its proper use ensures accurate representation of the language's tonal and phonetic system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EB6 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Vowel Sign Y |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ຶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ຶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBA 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EB6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EB6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0eb6 |