U+0E2B "" Thai Character Ho Hip Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Thai Source: Browser Default

U+0E2B "" Thai Character Ho Hip is a letter in the Thai script, classified as a high-class consonant and representing the sound /h/ at the beginning of a syllable. Its name "Ho Hip" refers to the mnemonic word "hip," which means a box or container, and is used to help learners remember the character through the initial sound of that word. This character also functions as a leading consonant in Thai, where it modifies the tone of the following syllable, particularly when paired with low-class consonants to enable certain tonal pronunciations. As an essential component of the Thai writing system, it appears in numerous common words and contributes to the distinctive tonal nature of the Thai language.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0E2B
Name
Thai Character Ho Hip
Unicode 1.0 Name
Thai Letter Ho Hip

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ห
HTML Hex Encoding
ห
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xB8 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0E2B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000E2B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0e2b