U+1BEC "ᯬ" Batak Vowel Sign O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᯬ
U+1BEC "ᯬ" Batak Vowel Sign O is a combining diacritical mark used in the Batak script, an abugida historically employed for writing several Batak languages of Sumatra, Indonesia. This specific sign attaches to a consonant base character to indicate that the inherent vowel of that consonant should be replaced with an "o" sound. Visually resembling a small, hollow diamond or circle positioned above the consonant, it is a crucial component for correctly spelling and reading Batak texts, representing one of the script's primary vowel modifications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1BEC |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Batak Vowel Sign O |
| Block | Batak |
| 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 0xAF 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1BEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001BEC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1bec |