U+3127 "ㄧ" Bopomofo Letter I Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ㄧ
U+3127 "ㄧ" Bopomofo Letter I is a phonetic symbol used in the Bopomofo (or Zhuyin Fuhao) writing system, which is primarily employed in Taiwan to teach Mandarin Chinese pronunciation and to annotate Chinese characters. This character represents the vowel sound "i" as in the English word "see" and is a fundamental component in constructing syllables within the Bopomofo syllabary. Its design consists of a single vertical stroke, visually distinguishing it from other Bopomofo letters, and it plays a crucial role in accurately transcribing the phonology of Standard Chinese.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3127 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bopomofo Letter I |
| Block | Bopomofo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㄧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㄧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x84 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3127 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003127 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3127 |