U+1053 "ၓ" Myanmar Letter Vocalic Rr Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1053 "ၓ" Myanmar Letter Vocalic Rr is a symbol used in the Myanmar script to represent a vocalic r sound, specifically the long or retroflex variant often transcribed as "rr" in linguistic contexts. It belongs to the Myanmar Extended-A block and is employed primarily in the transcription of Pali and Sanskrit texts, as well as in certain indigenous languages of Myanmar that require this distinct vowel-like consonant. This character is visually composed of a circular headstroke and a curved tail, distinguishing it from other similar letters in the script, and it serves to accurately represent phonetic distinctions that are not present in standard spoken Burmese but are essential for preserving the pronunciation of ancient liturgical languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+1053
Version Added 3.0
Name Myanmar Letter Vocalic Rr
Block Myanmar
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ၓ
HTML Hex Encoding ၓ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x81 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1053
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001053
C/C++/Java Escape \u1053

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