U+1C29 "ᰩ" Lepcha Vowel Sign Oo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1C29 “ᰩ” Lepcha Vowel Sign Oo is a combining diacritical mark used in the Lepcha script, which is primarily employed to write the Lepcha language spoken in Sikkim, India, and parts of Nepal. This vowel sign represents the sound of a long “oo” as in “boot” and is attached beneath or alongside a consonant to modify its pronunciation. As part of the Lepcha block in Unicode, it preserves the unique writing system that features distinct vowel signs, aiding in the accurate representation of Lepcha’s phonetic structure and cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1C29 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Lepcha Vowel Sign Oo |
| Block | Lepcha |
| 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 0xB0 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1C29 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001C29 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1c29 |