U+ABE3 "ꯣ" Meetei Mayek Vowel Sign Onap Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꯣ
U+ABE3 "ꯣ" Meetei Mayek Vowel Sign Onap is a combining vowel sign used in the Meitei script, which is indigenous to the Manipur region of Northeast India. This character represents the vowel sound analogous to the long "o" in English, and it is attached to a consonant letter to modify its inherent vowel, specifically indicating a prolonged or distinct vocalic quality. As part of the Meetei Mayek block, it is essential for accurately writing the Manipuri language, preserving the phonetic and orthographic traditions of the Meitei people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+ABE3 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Meetei Mayek Vowel Sign Onap |
| Block | Meetei Mayek |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꯣ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꯣ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAF 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xABE3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000ABE3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uabe3 |