U+0E14 "ด" Thai Character Do Dek Unicode Character

U+0E14 "ด" Thai Character Do Dek is a consonant in the Thai alphabet, representing the initial sound "d" and belonging to the low class of Thai consonants, which influences the tone of a syllable according to Thai tonal rules. It corresponds to the word "เด็ก" (dek), meaning child, which serves as a mnemonic for its name. Visually, the character has a distinctive shape resembling a circle with a short vertical stroke descending from it, and it is used in both formal and informal Thai writing as part of words and compounds. As part of the Thai script encoded in Unicode, it facilitates digital text representation and processing across systems, preserving the linguistic heritage of Thailand.