U+A016 "ꀖ" Yi Syllable Bit Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꀖ
U+A016 "ꀖ" Yi Syllable Bit is a specific glyph within the Yi script, which is used to write the Yi languages spoken primarily in southwestern China. This character represents the syllable "bit" in the standard Yi syllabary, a writing system that was officially standardized in the 1970s to promote literacy among the Yi ethnic group. As part of the Yi Syllable block in Unicode, this character holds cultural and linguistic significance, enabling digital representation and preservation of a key component of Yi heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A016 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Bit |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꀖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꀖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x80 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA016 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A016 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua016 |