U+0EC1 "ແ" Lao Vowel Sign Ei Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0EC1 "ແ" Lao Vowel Sign Ei is a combining mark used in the Lao script to represent the long vowel sound "ɛː", similar to the "a" in the English word "fair". It is placed before the consonant it modifies, unlike many other diacritical marks, and is a fundamental component of the Lao writing system for spelling words with that specific vowel sound. This character belongs to the Unicode block for Lao, supporting the digital representation of the language in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0EC1
Name
Lao Vowel Sign Ei
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ແ
HTML Hex Encoding
ແ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xBB 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0EC1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000EC1
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0ec1
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Lao