U+1EC1 "ề" Latin Small Letter E with Circumflex and Grave Unicode Character
U+1EC1 "ề" Latin Small Letter E with Circumflex and Grave is a precomposed character used primarily in the Vietnamese alphabet to represent a specific tonal variation of the vowel "e." It combines a base Latin letter E with a circumflex accent (^) placed over the letter, which indicates a distinct vowel sound, and a grave accent (`) above the circumflex to denote the low falling tone (the "huyền" tone). This character is essential for accurate Vietnamese orthography, as it differentiates words based on their pronunciation and meaning, such as in the word "đề" meaning "topic" or "subject." It is encoded in the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation across different platforms and fonts, supporting the linguistic needs of Vietnamese speakers worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1EC1 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter E with Circumflex and Grave |
| Block | Latin Extended Additional |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ê" U+00EA Latin Small Letter E with Circumflex "̀" U+0300 Combining Grave Accent |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ề |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ề |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xBB 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1EC1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001EC1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1ec1 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Lowercase | Yes |
| Simple Uppercase Code Point | "Ề" U+1EC0 Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex and Grave |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "Ề" U+1EC0 Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex and Grave |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ề" U+1EC0 Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex and Grave |
| Titlecase Code Point | "Ề" U+1EC0 Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex and Grave |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| Script | Latin |
| Script Extensions | Latin |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | Lower |