U+A220 "ꈠ" Yi Syllable Gguo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A220 "ꈠ" Yi Syllable Gguo is a logogram from the Yi script, specifically used in the standardized Liangshan Yi syllabary to represent a single syllable in the Nuosu language. This character carries the phonetic value "gguo," and its usage is part of a larger system of over 1,000 Yi syllables encoded in Unicode to facilitate digital text and communication for the Yi people, primarily in southwestern China. Like all Yi script characters, it functions as a complete syllabic unit, reflecting the script's unique adaptation of traditional Yi symbols to a modern standardized writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+A220
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Gguo
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꈠ
HTML Hex Encoding ꈠ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x88 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA220
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A220
C/C++/Java Escape \ua220

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