U+102E "ီ" Myanmar Vowel Sign Ii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+102E "ီ" Myanmar Vowel Sign Ii is a combining diacritical mark used in the Myanmar script to represent a long vowel sound, specifically the vowel "ii" as distinct from the short "i". It is always written above a consonant character, modifying its inherent vowel sound to create a lengthened /iː/ phoneme, and it plays a crucial role in the orthography of languages such as Burmese, Mon, and Shan. This character is distinct from the similar-looking vowel sign for the short "i" and is essential for accurately rendering text in the Myanmar script system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+102E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Myanmar Vowel Sign Ii |
| Block | Myanmar |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ီ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ီ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x80 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x102E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000102E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u102e |