U+A1E2 "ꇢ" Yi Syllable Gat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꇢ
U+A1E2 "ꇢ" Yi Syllable Gat is a specific orthographic symbol from the standardized Yi script, known as Nuosu, used primarily for writing the Yi language spoken by the Yi people of southwestern China. This character represents a particular syllable in the Yi phonetic system, pronounced as "gat" with a specific tone indicated by the final consonant letter in the Romanized transcription. It belongs to the larger block of Yi syllables encoded in Unicode, which was officially added to the standard in version 3.0 to support digital representation and preservation of the language. Understanding this character helps facilitate accurate digital communication and cultural documentation for Yi speakers and linguists.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A1E2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Gat |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꇢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꇢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x87 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA1E2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A1E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua1e2 |