U+A018 "ꀘ" Yi Syllable Bi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A018 "ꀘ" Yi Syllable Bi is a glyph from the Yi script used primarily for writing the Yi language, also known as Nuosu, which is spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China. This particular character represents a specific syllable in the Yi phonetic system, where "Bi" corresponds to a distinct sound used in everyday vocabulary and cultural expression. As part of the broader Yi syllabary, which was standardized in the 1970s based on the Liangshan dialect, U+A018 helps preserve the language's oral traditions and facilitates modern written communication, including literature and official documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+A018
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Bi
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꀘ
HTML Hex Encoding ꀘ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x80 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA018
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A018
C/C++/Java Escape \ua018

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Yi
Script Extensions Yi
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter