U+0EBD "ຽ" Lao Semivowel Sign Nyo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0EBD "ຽ" Lao Semivowel Sign Nyo is a diacritical mark used in the Lao script to modify the pronunciation of a consonant, representing a semivowel sound similar to the English "y" or serving as a medial glide in syllable structures. It is typically written as a combining character attached above or to the right of a base consonant, and it is an essential component in forming certain Lao words and syllables, particularly those with vowel sequences or diphthongs. This character helps distinguish meaning and pronunciation in the Lao language, contributing to its phonetic depth and textual accuracy within Unicode’s Southeast Asian script support.

General Properties

Code Point U+0EBD
Version Added 1.1
Name Lao Semivowel Sign Nyo
Block Lao
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ຽ
HTML Hex Encoding ຽ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xBA 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0EBD
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000EBD
C/C++/Java Escape \u0ebd

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Lao
Script Extensions Lao
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant Medial
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter