# U+17CB KHMER SIGN BANTOC

Khmer bantoc, a small mark above a consonant that shortens the vowel sound of the preceding syllable.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+17CB |
| Name | KHMER SIGN BANTOC |
| Block | [Khmer](https://unicodekit.com/block/khmer) |
| Script | Khmer |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 3.0 |
| HTML | `់` `់` |
| CSS | `\17CB` |
| JavaScript | `\u17CB` |
| UTF-8 | E1 9F 8B |
| UTF-16 | 17CB |

## Notes

- shortens the vowel sound in the previous orthographic syllable
- the preferred transliteration is bantak

## Related characters

- [U+17CA KHMER SIGN TRIISAP](https://unicodekit.com/char/17CA)
- [U+17CC KHMER SIGN ROBAT](https://unicodekit.com/char/17CC)
- [U+17C9 KHMER SIGN MUUSIKATOAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/17C9)
- [U+17CD KHMER SIGN TOANDAKHIAT](https://unicodekit.com/char/17CD)
- [U+17C8 KHMER SIGN YUUKALEAPINTU](https://unicodekit.com/char/17C8)
- [U+17CE KHMER SIGN KAKABAT](https://unicodekit.com/char/17CE)
- [U+17C7 KHMER SIGN REAHMUK](https://unicodekit.com/char/17C7)
- [U+17CF KHMER SIGN AHSDA](https://unicodekit.com/char/17CF)
- [U+17C6 KHMER SIGN NIKAHIT](https://unicodekit.com/char/17C6)
- [U+17D0 KHMER SIGN SAMYOK SANNYA](https://unicodekit.com/char/17D0)
- [U+17C5 KHMER VOWEL SIGN AU](https://unicodekit.com/char/17C5)
- [U+17D1 KHMER SIGN VIRIAM](https://unicodekit.com/char/17D1)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/17CB · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/17CB