U+0ECA "໊" Lao Tone Mai Ti Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0ECA "໊" Lao Tone Mai Ti is a combining diacritical mark used in the Lao script to indicate a specific high-rising or high-falling tone, depending on the class of the consonant it modifies. Placed above a consonant character, it alters the pronunciation of the syllable, playing an essential role in distinguishing meaning between words in the Lao language. This mark is part of the Lao block in Unicode and is visually represented as a small, stylized cross or four-pointed star, helping to accurately represent the tonal system of written Lao in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0ECA |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Tone Mai Ti |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | CCC122 |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ໊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ໊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBB 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0ECA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000ECA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0eca |