U+1055 "ၕ" Myanmar Letter Vocalic Ll Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1055 "ၕ" Myanmar Letter Vocalic Ll is a character used in the Myanmar script to represent a vocalic sound similar to a prolonged 'l' or a syllabic lateral, typically found in the transcription of Pali and Sanskrit texts. It is part of the Myanmar block in Unicode, specifically designated for writing the Mon language as well as other minority languages in Southeast Asia. This character operates as a vowel-like letter, combining with a base consonant to form a syllable, and its usage underscores the script's capacity to represent complex phonetic structures from classical Indian languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+1055
Version Added 3.0
Name Myanmar Letter Vocalic Ll
Block Myanmar
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ၕ
HTML Hex Encoding ၕ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x81 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1055
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001055
C/C++/Java Escape \u1055

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