U+1021 "အ" Myanmar Letter A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1021 "အ" Myanmar Letter A is the first letter of the Myanmar script and represents the inherent vowel sound /a/ in the Burmese language. It is classified as an independent vowel in the Unicode standard and serves as a foundational character for creating other vowel sounds by adding diacritical marks. This character is visually distinct, appearing as a circular or oval shape with an opening on the right side, and it is used in the writing systems for languages such as Burmese, Mon, and Shan. In the Myanmar script, it plays a critical role in indicating a syllable's vowel when no other vowel sign is attached.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1021 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Myanmar Letter A |
| Block | Myanmar |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | အ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | အ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x80 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1021 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001021 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1021 |