U+0987 "ই" Bengali Letter I Unicode Character

U+0987 "ই" Bengali Letter I is the independent vowel form representing the short vowel sound /i/ in the Bengali script, which is used for writing the Bengali, Assamese, and related languages. This character belongs to the Bengali Unicode block and serves as a fundamental building block for spelling words where the vowel occurs at the beginning of a syllable or after a consonant cluster, often combining with consonant diacritics in its dependent form to alter pronunciation. In the Bengali alphabet, it is distinct from the longer vowel "ঈ" and is essential for accurately representing native and borrowed vocabulary in digital text.