U+ABCB "ꯋ" Meetei Mayek Letter Wai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+ABCB "ꯋ" Meetei Mayek Letter Wai is a symbol from the Meetei Mayek script, used primarily to write the Meitei language, an official language of the Indian state of Manipur. This character represents the consonant sound "w" or "v" in the language and is part of a syllabic writing system that dates back centuries, though it fell out of use and was later revived in the 20th century. Specifically, "Wai" corresponds to the 24th letter of the Meetei Mayek alphabet and contributes to the phonetic richness of the script, which includes independent vowels and consonant-vowel combinations. In modern digital contexts, it is encoded in Unicode to support the accurate representation and preservation of Meitei texts across electronic devices and platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ꯋ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ꯋ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0xAF 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xABCB |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000ABCB |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\uabcb |
Unicode Properties