U+1797 "ភ" Khmer Letter Pho Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1797 "ភ" Khmer Letter Pho is the twenty fourth consonant in the Khmer alphabet, representing the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive sound /pʰ/ in the standard language. It belongs to the group of consonants with an inherent vowel of /ɑː/ and is classified as a low register consonant, which influences the tone and pronunciation of accompanying vowels in Khmer orthography. This character is used in the writing of the Khmer language, spoken primarily in Cambodia, and appears in both native vocabulary and loanwords, often in contexts involving words related to emotions, actions, or natural phenomena. Additionally, the letter may be found in ancient inscriptions and modern digital text, reflecting the continuity of the Khmer script from the Brahmi-derived system to contemporary Unicode encoding.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ភ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ភ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x9E 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1797 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001797 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1797 |
Unicode Properties