U+A20C "ꈌ" Yi Syllable Ke Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A20C "ꈌ" Yi Syllable Ke is a character from the Yi script, specifically used in the Liangshan Standard Yi language to represent the syllable pronounced as "ke." This script, known as Nuosu or Yi, is primarily used by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China and was standardized in the 1970s to unify various regional dialects. The character "ꈌ" is part of a syllabary system rather than an alphabet, with each symbol corresponding to a specific syllable and tone, though this particular instance does not carry a tone marker in its encoding. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text and modern communications can accurately preserve and transmit this unique linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+A20C
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Ke
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꈌ
HTML Hex Encoding ꈌ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x88 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA20C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A20C
C/C++/Java Escape \ua20c

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