U+A1B8 "ꆸ" Yi Syllable Lix Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꆸ
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 |