U+A017 "ꀗ" Yi Syllable Bix Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꀗ
U+A017 "ꀗ" Yi Syllable Bix is a character from the Yi script, specifically the standardized Modern Yi syllabary used for writing the Nuosu language of the Yi people in southwestern China. This character represents the syllable pronounced as "bix" and is part of a larger set of 1,164 syllables and 63 radicals that were standardized in the 1970s to promote literacy and preserve the language. Since its inclusion in the Unicode standard, it allows for digital representation and interchange of Yi text across modern computing platforms, supporting cultural preservation and linguistic documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A017 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Bix |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꀗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꀗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x80 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA017 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A017 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua017 |