U+A09C "ꂜ" Yi Syllable Hmuox Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꂜ
U+A09C "ꂜ" Yi Syllable Hmuox is a specific glyph within the Yi script, a syllabary traditionally used to write the Yi languages spoken by the Yi ethnic group primarily in southwestern China. This character represents a particular syllable in the standardized Modern Yi syllabary, which is based on the Liangshan dialect and includes distinct tones, with "Hmuox" indicating a specific tonal pronunciation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text and documents can accurately represent this syllable, supporting the preservation and modern use of the Yi writing system in computing environments, from messaging to archiving historical materials.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A09C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hmuox |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꂜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꂜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x82 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA09C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A09C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua09c |