U+0DD1 "" Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Sinhala Source: Browser Default

U+0DD1 "" Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla is a combining diacritical mark used in the Sinhala script to modify a consonant, specifically indicating the long vowel sound /æː/ (similar to the 'a' in "cat" but held longer). It is placed after the base consonant character, attaching to its right side, and it appears as a double loop or curl, distinguishing it from the shorter Aeda-Pilla which represents the short /æ/ sound. This vowel sign is essential for accurate representation and pronunciation in written Sinhala, facilitating proper spelling and reading of words in the language.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0DD1
Name
Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ෑ
HTML Hex Encoding
ෑ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xB7 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0DD1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000DD1
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0dd1