U+17C2 "ែ" Khmer Vowel Sign Ae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+17C2 "ែ" Khmer Vowel Sign Ae is a combining diacritical mark used in the Khmer script to represent the vowel sound "ae," which is similar to the vowel in the English word "air." It appears as a small hook-like symbol placed above the consonant it modifies, altering the inherent vowel of that consonant to create the intended pronunciation. This character is a fundamental component of written Khmer, the official language of Cambodia, and is essential for accurately spelling and reading numerous words in the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+17C2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Khmer Vowel Sign Ae |
| Block | Khmer |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ែ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ែ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9F 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x17C2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000017C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u17c2 |