U+A1B8 "ꆸ" Yi Syllable Lix Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A1B8 "ꆸ" Yi Syllable Lix is a glyph from the Yi script, a writing system historically used for the Yi languages of southwestern China. This specific character represents the syllable "lix," which is pronounced with a particular tone indicated by the final "x" in the romanization, a convention tied to the standardized Liangshan Yi dialect. "ꆸ" forms part of the modern syllabary used in educational texts and cultural materials, helping preserve the linguistic heritage of the Yi people, who number over nine million. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital representation and interoperability across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+A1B8
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Lix
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꆸ
HTML Hex Encoding ꆸ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x86 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA1B8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A1B8
C/C++/Java Escape \ua1b8

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