U+0EDF "ໟ" Lao Letter Khmu Nyo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0EDF "ໟ" Lao Letter Khmu Nyo is a rare and specialized character from the Lao script’s Extended block, used primarily for writing the Khmu language, spoken by the Khmu ethnic group in Laos. This letter represents a specific consonant sound, a palatal nasal, that is distinct from standard Lao sounds, highlighting the effort to digitally encode and preserve linguistic diversity within the Unicode standard. It appears as a modified or variant form of existing Lao letters, and its inclusion allows for more accurate transliteration and documentation of Khmu texts, though it remains seldom used outside of specialized linguistic or cultural contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0EDF |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Lao Letter Khmu Nyo |
| Block | Lao |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ໟ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ໟ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBB 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0EDF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000EDF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0edf |