U+104E "၎" Myanmar Symbol Aforementioned Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
၎
U+104E "၎" Myanmar Symbol Aforementioned is a typographic mark used in the Myanmar script to function as a ditto or repetition indicator, similar to the use of “ibid.” or “idem” in English academic citations. It is employed in written Burmese to refer back to a previously mentioned word, phrase, or title without repeating it, thereby streamlining text in documents, lists, and legal or scholarly works. This symbol is part of the Myanmar block in Unicode and is distinct from punctuation marks or honorifics, serving a specific and concise textual purpose within the writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+104E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Myanmar Symbol Aforementioned |
| Block | Myanmar |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ၎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ၎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x81 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x104E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000104E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u104e |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Script | Myanmar |
| Script Extensions | Myanmar |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Consonant Placeholder |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |