“៖” U+17D6: Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh

Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh (U+17D6): Technical Guide

The Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh (“៖” U+17D6) serves as a vital punctuation mark within the Khmer script, functioning similarly to a colon in Western typography. This comprehensive resource from iloveunicode.com offers developers and linguists the complete technical dataset, encoding parameters, and structural properties for this specific Cambodian character.

U+17D6 Punctuation Character Specifications

The Unicode codepoint U+17D6 represents the Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh. It is categorized under the “Other Punctuation” group and is an integral part of the Khmer writing system used in Cambodia. This character was officially integrated into the Unicode standard in version 3.0 (September, 1999). It resides within the Khmer block of the Basic Multilingual Plane, acting as a standard delimiter in digital text processing and localization efforts across global platforms.


Main Unicode Properties
Name Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh
Unicode Codepoint U+17D6
Unicode Version 3.0 (September, 1999)
Block Khmer
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane
Bidirectional Data
Bidirectional class Left To Right (L)
Is mirrored? No
Other Unicode Data
Category Other Punctuation
Script Khmer
Combining Class Not Reordered

Digital Encodings & Conversions

Type Value
HTML (decimal)
HTML (hex)
URL Escape Code %E1%9F%96
CSS 017D6

Source Code Representation

JavaScript, JSON: u17D6C, C++, Java: u17D6

Python: u17D6

Rust: u{17D6}

Ruby: u17D6

UTF Encoding Profiles

Encoding Hexadecimal Result
UTF-8 0xE1 0x9F 0x96
UTF-16 0x17D6
UTF-32 0x000017D6

How to type “៖”

  • Windows: Hold Alt, then type 1 7 D 6. Release Alt.
  • Mac: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 7 D 6. Release Alt.

Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

Understanding the Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh is essential for any project involving Southeast Asian text processing. The specific nuances of U+17D6 ensure that digital communication remains grammatically accurate and visually consistent across various rendering engines. With the technical data provided by iloveunicode.com, you can implement robust character support for U+17D6 in any modern software environment.

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