U+0EBB "ົ" Lao Vowel Sign Mai Kon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0EBB "ົ" Lao Vowel Sign Mai Kon is a combining diacritical mark used in the Lao script to modify the sound of a consonant. It represents a vowel that is typically romanized as "o" and is often employed to create a short, closed syllable or to alter the tone of the preceding consonant. This character is positioned above the consonant and is an integral part of the Lao writing system, which is used for the Lao language in Laos and among Lao communities elsewhere. Its correct application in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text in Lao can be accurately represented and processed across different software and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EBB |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Vowel Sign Mai Kon |
| 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 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EBB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EBB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0ebb |