U+0EB8 "ຸ" Lao Vowel Sign U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ຸ
U+0EB8 "ຸ" Lao Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the Lao script to represent the short vowel sound /u/. It is written as a small hook-like mark placed below a consonant character, altering the consonant’s inherent vowel to create the /u/ sound, which is distinct from the long vowel counterpart. This character is part of the Lao block within the Unicode standard and is essential for correctly writing and reading Lao words, appearing in common terms alongside other vowel signs to form complete syllables. Like all combining marks, it must be typed after a base consonant character to render properly in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EB8 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Vowel Sign U |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | CCC118 |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ຸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ຸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBA 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EB8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0eb8 |