U+102F "ု" Myanmar Vowel Sign U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+102F "ု" Myanmar Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the Myanmar (Burmese) script to represent the vowel sound "u" in the written language. It is attached below a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, creating a distinct syllable in words of Myanmar, Mon, and other languages that utilize the script. This character is part of the Myanmar block in Unicode and is essential for accurate text representation, as it distinguishes meaning between similar words and supports the correct phonetic reading of the script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+102F |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Myanmar Vowel Sign U |
| 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 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x102F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000102F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u102f |