U+0EB7 "ື" Lao Vowel Sign Yy Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0EB7 "ື" Lao Vowel Sign Yy is a combining diacritical mark used in the Lao script to represent a specific vowel sound, often transliterated as "yy" or "ue," which is pronounced as a high back unrounded vowel similar to the "u" in English "rude" but with the lips spread. It is written as a small hook-like sign placed above a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, and it is an essential component in accurately rendering many Lao words, particularly in the spelling of syllables that require this distinct phonetic quality. This character is part of the Lao block within the Unicode standard, ensuring proper digital representation and interchange of Lao text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EB7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Vowel Sign Yy |
| 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 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EB7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EB7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0eb7 |