U+0EDD "ໝ" Lao Ho Mo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ໝ
U+0EDD "ໝ" Lao Ho Mo is a distinctive letter in the Lao script, specifically classified as a modifier consonant that represents a unique aspirated sound, typically pronounced as a voiceless bilabial plosive with a following breathy or h-like quality. It is used in the Lao language to write words that require this particular phonetic nuance, distinguishing it from the standard Lao letter for "m" (ມ) by indicating a different semantic or tonal context. This character is integral to preserving the correct pronunciation and meaning in written Lao, especially in formal or traditional texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EDD |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lao Ho Mo |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ຫ" U+0EAB Lao Letter Ho Sung "ມ" U+0EA1 Lao Letter Mo |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ໝ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ໝ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBB 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EDD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EDD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0edd |