U+A162 "ꅢ" Yi Syllable Ndut Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A162 "ꅢ" Yi Syllable Ndut is a symbol representing a specific syllable within the Yi script, which is used to write the Yi languages spoken primarily in southwestern China, particularly in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. This character belongs to the Yi Syllables block of Unicode and corresponds to the syllable pronounced as "ndut" in the standard Yi writing system, which is a syllabary derived from the traditional Yi script. It encodes a distinct phonetic unit crucial for accurately representing the rich tonal and consonantal inventory of the language, thereby playing a key role in preserving and digitally communicating Yi cultural and linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+A162
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Ndut
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꅢ
HTML Hex Encoding ꅢ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x85 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA162
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A162
C/C++/Java Escape \ua162

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