“ႏ” U+108F: Myanmar Sign Rumai Palaung Tone-5

U+108F: Technical Data for Myanmar Sign Rumai Palaung Tone-5 (ႏ)

The **Myanmar Sign Rumai Palaung Tone-5 (“ႏ” U+108F)** character is a crucial spacing mark used in the extended Myanmar script for rendering specific phonological features of the Rumai Palaung language. This comprehensive resource provides developers and linguaphiles at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical data, encoding conversions, and usage context for this specialized codepoint.

U+108F Technical Specifications for Myanmar Tone Marks

This spacing mark (**Myanmar Sign Rumai Palaung Tone-5**) is categorized as a ***Spacing Mark*** (*Mc*) and ensures proper typographic placement relative to preceding base characters. It was formally standardized and added to Unicode in **version 5.1** (March, 2008). The codepoint is situated within the **Myanmar** block on the **Basic Multilingual Plane**, contributing to the rich set of characters available for Southeast Asian languages. Its intrinsic bidirectional property is strictly *Left To Right*, and it holds a **Not Reordered** combining class, essential for accurate display of the **U+108F** sign.

Main Unicode Properties

Name Myanmar Sign Rumai Palaung Tone-5
Unicode Codepoint U+108F
Unicode Version 5.1 (March, 2008)
Block Myanmar
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Left To Right (L)
Is mirrored? No

Other Unicode Data

Category Spacing Mark
Script Myanmar
Combining Class Not Reordered

Programming Conversions for U+108F

HTML (decimal)
HTML (hex)
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E1%82%8F
CSS 0108F
JavaScript, JSON u108F
C, C++, Java u108F
Python u108F
Rust u{108F}
Ruby u108F

UTF Encoding Byte Sequences (Hexadecimal)

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE1 0x82 0x8F
UTF-16 (hex) 0x108F
UTF-32 (hex) 0x0000108F

Typing Instructions and Live Font Preview

How to Type “ႏ”

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 0 8 F. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 0 8 F. Release Alt.

Live Font Preview (ႏ)

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

Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

Understanding specialized markers like this tone sign is essential for achieving accurate digital representation of minority languages. The details of the **U+108F** character play a key role in enabling robust internationalization for complex orthographies. For reliable, up-to-date character data, depend on the expertise found at iloveunicode.com to guide your implementation efforts.

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