U+17AC "ឬ" Khmer Independent Vowel Ryy Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ឬ
U+17AC "ឬ" Khmer Independent Vowel Ryy is a specific glyph in the Khmer script used to represent an independent vowel sound, functioning as a standalone syllable rather than a diacritic attached to a consonant. This character is part of the Khmer language's writing system, where it denotes a long 'ri' or 'ryy' sound, historically derived from Sanskrit or Pali loanwords, and is employed in both modern and classical Khmer texts. Unlike dependent vowel signs that modify a consonant's inherent vowel, this independent vowel stands alone in words, contributing to the phonetic clarity of written Khmer.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+17AC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Khmer Independent Vowel Ryy |
| Block | Khmer |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ឬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ឬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9E 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x17AC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000017AC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u17ac |