U+A097 "ꂗ" Yi Syllable Hmiep Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꂗ
U+A097 "ꂗ" Yi Syllable Hmiep is a glyph from the Yi script, specifically representing one of the syllables used in the modern standard written form of the Yi language, also known as Nuosu, which is spoken by the Yi ethnic group primarily in southwestern China. This character belongs to the Yi Syllables block of Unicode, which was encoded to support the Liangshan Yi dialect’s standardized syllabary. The syllable "hmiep" is pronounced with a specific tone and is used in written Yi to represent a particular phonetic unit within the language’s vast inventory of syllables. This encoding helps preserve and digitize the Yi writing system, allowing for accurate electronic communication and text processing in this minority language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A097 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hmiep |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꂗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꂗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x82 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA097 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A097 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua097 |