U+17A4 "ឤ" Khmer Independent Vowel Qaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ឤ
U+17A4 "ឤ" Khmer Independent Vowel Qaa is a glyph used in the Khmer script to represent an independent vowel sound, specifically a long 'aa' or 'a' sound, that does not depend on a preceding consonant to form a syllable. This character is part of the Khmer Unicode block and is employed in the writing system of the Khmer language, primarily spoken in Cambodia, to denote a standalone vowel in words or loanwords. Its appearance resembles a distinct, rounded shape with a horizontal top bar, and it contrasts with dependent vowel signs that are attached to consonants, serving an essential role in accurately representing the phonology and orthography of Khmer text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+17A4 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Khmer Independent Vowel Qaa |
| Block | Khmer |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ឤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ឤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9E 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x17A4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000017A4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u17a4 |