U+A05F "ꁟ" Yi Syllable Bbax Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A05F "ꁟ" Yi Syllable Bbax is a specific logogram within the Yi script, used primarily for writing the Nuosu or Standard Yi language of southwestern China. This character represents a syllable pronounced with the phonetic value "bbax," where the tonal marker "x" indicates a particular tone, typically a high falling or mid tone in the Nuosu tonal system. As part of the Unified Yi Syllables block, it contributes to the rich writing system standardized for modern Yi literacy, encoding distinct sounds essential for preserving and communicating in this Tibeto-Burman language.

General Properties

Code Point U+A05F
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Bbax
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꁟ
HTML Hex Encoding ꁟ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x81 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA05F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A05F
C/C++/Java Escape \ua05f

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