U+A16F "ꅯ" Yi Syllable Hniep Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A16F "ꅯ" Yi Syllable Hniep is part of the Yi Syllables block, specifically representing a syllable in the modern standardized form of the Yi language (also known as Nuosu), which is primarily spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China. This particular character, ꅯ, corresponds to the spoken sound "hniep" and is one of several hundred distinct syllables encoded to preserve and digitally support the Yi script, which underwent simplification and standardization in the 1970s. In written Nuosu, each syllable block carries its own meaning and pronunciation, and the inclusion of characters like U+A16F in the Unicode Standard enables accurate electronic text representation, archival, and communication for Yi language speakers and scholars worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point U+A16F
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Hniep
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꅯ
HTML Hex Encoding ꅯ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x85 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA16F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A16F
C/C++/Java Escape \ua16f

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