U+0B0F "ଏ" Oriya Letter E Unicode Character

U+0B0F "ଏ" Oriya Letter E is a vowel representing the sound /e/ in the Odia (formerly Oriya) script, which is used primarily in the Indian state of Odisha to write the Odia language. This character belongs to the Oriya block of Unicode and appears visually as a distinct rounded symbol that is typically pronounced as a long or short e sound, similar to the vowel in the English word "bake." As one of the twelve independent vowels in the Odia writing system, it is used initially in words or can modify consonants through a diacritic sign when combined, playing a fundamental role in the phonetic representation of the language.