U+A1DD "ꇝ" Yi Syllable Gip Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꇝ
U+A1DD "ꇝ" Yi Syllable Gip is a character from the standardized Yi script, specifically representing a single syllable in the Liangshan dialect of the Yi language, also known as Nuosu, which is spoken primarily in southwestern China. This character corresponds to the phonetic value "gip" and belongs to a syllabary system that was standardized in the 1970s, containing over 800 distinct syllables, to promote literacy and preserve the language. The Yi script is written in its own unique calligraphic style, and characters like U+A1DD are used in modern digital text encoding to allow for electronic communication and documentation of the Yi language, ensuring its cultural heritage can be maintained in the digital age.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A1DD |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Gip |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꇝ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꇝ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x87 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA1DD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A1DD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua1dd |