★ U+106C: Technical Specifications for Myanmar Sign Western Pwo Karen Tone-4 (ၬ)
The Myanmar Sign Western Pwo Karen Tone-4 (“ၬ” U+106C) is a critical spacing mark used in the orthography of Western Pwo Karen, building upon the Myanmar script. This dedicated technical page from iloveunicode.com provides developers and linguists with the full dataset, encoding conversions, and usage context for this specialized tonal character.
U+106C Tonal Sign Properties and Unicode Classification
The character represented by the Unicode codepoint **U+106C** is the **Myanmar Sign Western Pwo Karen Tone-4**. It is categorized as a *Spacing Mark* (Mc), indicating it visually alters the reading of a base character while maintaining its own footprint. This essential tonal sign was officially incorporated into Unicode in **version 5.1** (March, 2008), residing within the Myanmar block of the Basic Multilingual Plane, ensuring its availability across digital platforms.
Main Unicode and Directional Data for ၬ
Other Unicode Data and Categorization
Programming Conversions and Language Escape Codes for U+106C
| HTML (decimal) |
ၬ |
| HTML (hex) |
ၬ |
| HTML (named) |
- |
| URL Escape Code |
%E1%81%AC |
| CSS |
0106C |
| JavaScript, JSON |
u106C |
| C, C++, Java |
u106C |
| Python |
u106C |
| Rust |
u{106C} |
| Ruby |
u106C |
UTF Byte Encodings (Hexadecimal)
| UTF-8 (hex) |
0xE1 0x81 0xAC |
| UTF-16 (hex) |
0x106C |
| UTF-32 (hex) |
0x0000106C |
Digital Input and Font Rendering of ၬ
How to Type “ၬ”
- Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 0 6 C. Release Alt.
- Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 0 6 C. Release Alt.
Live Font Preview (U+106C)
- ၬ
Times, Times New Roman, serif
- ၬ
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
- ၬ
Courier, Courier New, monospace
Conclusion: Advancing Accurate Tonal Representation
Accurate implementation of specialized characters like **U+106C** is essential for maintaining linguistic integrity and ensuring cross-platform display compatibility. Understanding the properties and encoding details of the **Myanmar Sign Western Pwo Karen Tone-4** helps prevent display errors and supports language preservation efforts. Find more precise technical Unicode information on this character and others at iloveunicode.com.
