U+1029 "ဩ" Myanmar Letter O Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1029 "ဩ" Myanmar Letter O is a character used in the Myanmar script to represent a specific vowel sound, typically the long open back unrounded vowel /ɔ/ as heard in words like "law" or "saw," and it is distinct from the shorter, more common "ဪ" (also often written as "ဩ") which serves a similar but contextually different phonetic role in the Burmese language. This character is part of the Myanmar block in Unicode and is used in the writing systems for Burmese, Mon, and other languages that employ the Myanmar script, appearing in syllables where it combines with a consonant to form a complete orthographic unit. It is encoded with a unique numerical value that ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, allowing for proper rendering and textual processing in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+1029
Version Added 3.0
Name Myanmar Letter O
Block Myanmar
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ဩ
HTML Hex Encoding ဩ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x80 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1029
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001029
C/C++/Java Escape \u1029

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Myanmar
Script Extensions Myanmar
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
Indic Conjunct Break Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter