U+1EE8 "Ứ" Latin Capital Letter U with Horn and Acute Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1EE8 "Ứ" Latin Capital Letter U with Horn and Acute is used primarily in the Vietnamese alphabet to represent a specific tonal variant of the vowel sound /u/. It combines the base letter U with a diacritical mark called a "horn" attached to the upper right side, which indicates a distinct vowel quality, and an acute accent placed above the letter to denote a high-rising tone. This character is an essential part of the modern Vietnamese writing system, where it appears in words such as "ứng" meaning "to respond" or "apply." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures correct digital representation and processing of Vietnamese text across various platforms and devices.
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Latin Small Letter U with Hook Above
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Latin Small Letter U with Horn and Acute
General Properties
Code Point
U+1EE8
Name
Latin Capital Letter U with Horn and Acute
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
Ứ
HTML Hex Encoding
Ứ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xBB 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1EE8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001EE8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1ee8
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Lowercase Code Point
Lowercase Code Point
Simple Case Folding
Case Folding
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Latin