U+17B2 "ឲ" Khmer Independent Vowel Qoo Type Two Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ឲ
U+17B2 "ឲ" Khmer Independent Vowel Qoo Type Two is a specific character in the Khmer script used to represent an independent vowel sound, distinct from its counterpart U+17B1, which is the other type of the same vowel. It functions as a standalone glyph that does not attach to a consonant, and it is employed in historical or specialized Khmer text to denote the vowel sound [ao] or [ɔː] with a particular orthographic form. This character is part of the Khmer block in Unicode and is classified as an independent vowel, meaning it can appear at the beginning of a syllable without requiring a preceding consonant symbol. Its usage is more common in older texts or certain lexical contexts, rendering it less frequent in modern everyday writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+17B2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Khmer Independent Vowel Qoo Type Two |
| Block | Khmer |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ឲ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ឲ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9E 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x17B2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000017B2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u17b2 |