U+A062 "ꁢ" Yi Syllable Bbuox Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A062 "ꁢ" Yi Syllable Bbuox is a glyph from the Yi script, specifically the standardized Modern Yi syllabary used primarily for writing the Nuosu language, which is spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China. This character represents the syllable "bbuox," which is pronounced with a specific tone, as the Yi script employs distinct characters for each syllable and tone combination rather than using a separate tonal marking system. It is part of a larger set of Yi syllables encoded in the Unicode standard to support digital communication and preservation of the Nuosu language and its rich cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+A062
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Bbuox
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꁢ
HTML Hex Encoding ꁢ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x81 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA062
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A062
C/C++/Java Escape \ua062

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