U+A1C0 "ꇀ" Yi Syllable Lax Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꇀ
U+A1C0 "ꇀ" Yi Syllable Lax is a specific symbol belonging to the Yi script, which is traditionally used to write the Yi languages spoken in China. This particular character represents a syllable pronounced as "lax" in the standard Liangshan Yi dialect, where each distinct Yi syllable is assigned its own unique character, unlike alphabetic writing systems. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures that digital text can accurately represent and preserve the written form of the Yi language, supporting cultural and linguistic documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A1C0 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Lax |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꇀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꇀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x87 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA1C0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A1C0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua1c0 |