U+A179 "ꅹ" Yi Syllable Hnex Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꅹ
U+A179 "ꅹ" Yi Syllable Hnex is a specific glyph from the Yi script, a syllabic writing system historically used for the Yi languages spoken primarily in southwestern China. This character represents a single syllable in the standardized modern Yi syllabary, with "Hnex" indicating its pronunciation, typically corresponding to a sound like "hnɛ" or a similar nasalized tone. It belongs to the Yi Syllables block within Unicode, which was encoded to support the preservation and digital use of this script, aiding in linguistic documentation and modern communication for Yi-speaking communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A179 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hnex |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꅹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꅹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x85 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA179 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A179 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua179 |