U+17A7 "ឧ" Khmer Independent Vowel Qu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ឧ
U+17A7 "ឧ" Khmer Independent Vowel Qu is a glyph representing an independent vowel in the Khmer script, used primarily to write the Qu sound, which is distinct from the series-dependent vowels that attach to consonants. Unlike dependent vowel signs that modify a base consonant, this character stands alone as a full syllable, typically representing the inherent vowel sound of Qu at the beginning of a word or syllable. It is part of the Khmer block in Unicode, supporting the orthography of the Khmer language spoken in Cambodia, and its correct rendering relies on appropriate fonts and text processing systems that recognize its structural role in the writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+17A7 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Khmer Independent Vowel Qu |
| Block | Khmer |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ឧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ឧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9E 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x17A7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000017A7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u17a7 |