What ่ means
Its tone depends on the consonant’s spelling group. These “classes” group Thai consonants for tone rules; they are not pitch instructions themselves.
Thai writing developed from Old Khmer writing in the 13th century, adding marks for tone distinctions. An inscription dated 1292 is early evidence, but its authenticity is disputed. In the Sukhothai period, an early Thai kingdom, mai ek could also distinguish vowels.
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Who writes ่
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Don't confuse it with
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Lao Tone Mai Ek
Lao tone mark mai ek, the same shape in Lao script; a Lao mark can appear in Thai text, and the two look identical.
Combining Vertical Line Above
Combining vertical line above, a generic combining mark that looks like mai ek when placed on a Thai letter, so it can be typed or pasted by mistake.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ่ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find ่
- Also called
- mai èk · ไม้เอก
- Search it as
- Thai tone mark · Thai J key
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
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\0E48How to type mai ek
With Thai Kedmanee active, enter the consonant and any combining vowel marks, then press J without Shift. The mark sits above the syllable.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
่
HTML hex
่
CSS content
content: "\0E48";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E0%B9%88
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.