U+A0EC "ꃬ" Yi Syllable Va Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A0EC "ꃬ" Yi Syllable Va is a glyph from the Unicode Standard representing a specific syllable in the Yi language, also known as Nuosu, which is spoken by the Yi people in southwestern China. This character belongs to the Yi Syllables block, a segment of Unicode dedicated to encoding the syllabic script used for writing the standard form of the language, and it corresponds to the pronunciation "va." The Yi script is unique for its large number of syllables, structured by initials and rhymes, with the syllable Va being one of many used in everyday writing and cultural documentation. By including U+A0EC, Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent Yi language content, preserving its linguistic heritage for communication and scholarly work.

General Properties

Code Point U+A0EC
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Va
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꃬ
HTML Hex Encoding ꃬ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x83 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA0EC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A0EC
C/C++/Java Escape \ua0ec

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