U+A023 "ꀣ" Yi Syllable Buo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A023 "ꀣ" Yi Syllable Buo is a specific character from the Yi syllabary, part of the modern standardized writing system for the Yi language (also known as Nuosu) spoken primarily in southwestern China. This character represents a particular syllable pronounced as "buo" in the Yi language, and it belongs to the Unicode block titled "Yi Syllables," which encompasses a comprehensive set of characters used for writing Nuosu and other Yi dialects. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures proper digital representation, text processing, and preservation of this distinct script, which was officially standardized in the 1970s and is crucial for the cultural and linguistic identity of the Yi people.

General Properties

Code Point U+A023
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Buo
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꀣ
HTML Hex Encoding ꀣ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x80 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA023
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A023
C/C++/Java Escape \ua023

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