“ျ” U+103B: Myanmar Consonant Sign Medial Ya

U+103B: Technical Specifications for the Myanmar Consonant Sign Medial Ya (ျ)

The Myanmar Consonant Sign Medial Ya (“ျ” U+103B) is a crucial spacing mark used to represent the sound /y/ following an initial consonant in the Myanmar script. This unique character’s technical data and encoding information are provided here for developers and linguists by the experts at iloveunicode.com.

U+103B Myanmar Medial Consonant Character Specifications

The Unicode codepoint U+103B, known as **Myanmar Consonant Sign Medial Ya**, plays a vital role in Burmese orthography, modifying the pronunciation of a base consonant. This spacing mark was officially adopted into the standard in **version 5.1** (March, 2008). It is categorized within the **Myanmar** block and resides on the **Basic Multilingual Plane**, confirming its essential status for accurate text rendering.

Core Unicode Attributes and Bidirectional Data

Name Myanmar Consonant Sign Medial Ya
Unicode Codepoint U+103B
Unicode Version 5.1 (March, 2008)
Block Myanmar
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane
Bidirectional class Left To Right (L)
Is mirrored? No

Other Technical Metadata

Category Spacing Mark
Script Myanmar
Combining Class Not Reordered

Encoding and Conversion Formats for U+103B

Web and Programming Language Conversions

HTML (decimal)
HTML (hex)
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E1%80%BB
CSS 0103B
JavaScript, JSON u103B
C, C++, Java u103B
Python u103B
Rust u{103B}
Ruby u103B

UTF Byte Encodings (Hexadecimal)

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE1 0x80 0xBB
UTF-16 (hex) 0x103B
UTF-32 (hex) 0x0000103B

System Input and Visual Rendering of ျ

How to Type “ျ”

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 0 3 B. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 0 3 B. Release Alt.

Character Preview (ျ)

  • Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • Courier, Courier New, monospace

Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

Mastering characters like the **Myanmar Consonant Sign Medial Ya (U+103B)** is crucial for developing software that supports the diverse scripts of the world. Its classification as a **Spacing Mark** and its specific encoding formats, particularly the 3-byte UTF-8 sequence (0xE1 0x80 0xBB), ensure proper cross-platform compatibility. For authoritative Unicode data and in-depth character guides, turn to iloveunicode.com.

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