Vowel

This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.

Shape

เ◌า

Sound

“ao”, short

Name

sara ao · สระเอา

Example

เขา kǎo — he / she

With this vowel the syllable counts as “live”, even though the vowel is short. What that means

In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.