U+0DD1 "ෑ" Sinhala Vowel Sign Diga Aeda-Pilla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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.
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Sinhala Vowel Sign Ketti Aeda-Pilla
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Sinhala Vowel Sign Ketti Is-Pilla
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
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Sinhala