U+A158 "ꅘ" Yi Syllable Ndax Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꅘ
U+A158 "ꅘ" Yi Syllable Ndax is a specific character in the Yi script, used for writing the Nuosu language spoken primarily in the Liangshan region of China. This character represents a syllable pronounced as "ndax," with its tone and meaning derived from the complex syllabary system standardized in the 1970s based on the Lolo (Yi) dialect. As part of the Yi Syllable block in Unicode, it facilitates the digital preservation and communication of traditional Yi texts, which are rich in oral history, poetry, and cultural records, helping to maintain the language's vitality in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A158 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Ndax |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꅘ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꅘ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x85 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA158 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A158 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua158 |