U+179C "វ" Khmer Letter Vo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
វ
U+179C "វ" Khmer Letter Vo is a consonant in the Khmer script, representing the sound /v/ or /ʋ/ in the Khmer language spoken primarily in Cambodia. It is categorized in the Unicode standard under the Khmer block (U+1780 to U+17FF) and is used as both a standalone character and as a subscript form in consonant clusters. Visually, the character resembles a curved, open shape with a distinctive stroke, and it plays a foundational role in writing native Khmer words as well as loanwords. The character is essential for accurate representation of the language in digital text, enabling proper reading, writing, and processing of Cambodian linguistic content across software and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+179C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Khmer Letter Vo |
| Block | Khmer |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | វ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | វ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9E 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x179C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000179C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u179c |