U+1027 "ဧ" Myanmar Letter E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ဧ
U+1027 "ဧ" Myanmar Letter E is a character in the Myanmar script used primarily to represent the vowel sound /e/ in the Burmese language, functioning as an independent vowel letter that appears without a consonant base. Unlike many other Myanmar vowel signs that are written as diacritical marks attached to consonants, "ဧ" stands alone as a full character, often employed at the beginning of syllables or words where no initial consonant is present. Its design features a distinctive curved shape, and it plays a crucial role in accurately transcribing native Burmese vocabulary, as well as loanwords from Pali and Sanskrit, ensuring proper pronunciation and meaning in written communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1027 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Myanmar Letter E |
| Block | Myanmar |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ဧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ဧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x80 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1027 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001027 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1027 |