U+11A57 "𑩗" Soyombo Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑩗
U+11A57 "𑩗" Soyombo Vowel Sign Ai is a combining vowel mark used in the Soyombo script, an abugida historically employed for writing Mongolian and Tibetan, most notably in Buddhist inscriptions and the Soyombo symbol of Mongolian independence. This specific sign represents the vowel sound "Ai" and is placed above or attached to a base consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, forming a distinct syllable in the script. As part of the Soyombo block encoded in Unicode 10.0 in 2017, it aids in the digital preservation and representation of this unique and culturally significant writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11A57 |
| Version Added | 10.0 |
| Name | Soyombo Vowel Sign Ai |
| Block | Soyombo |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑩗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑩗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xA9 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD806 0xDE57 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011A57 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud806\ude57 |