U+A243 "ꉃ" Yi Syllable Mgup Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꉃ
U+A243 "ꉃ" Yi Syllable Mgup is a character from the Yi script, specifically part of the modern standardized syllabary used to write the Yi language, which is spoken by the Yi ethnic minority in southwestern China. This particular syllable, pronounced "mgup," represents a distinct phonological element in the Liangshan Yi dialect, where the script was codified in the 1970s based on a phonetic transcription system. As a component of the Yi Syllables block in Unicode, it enables digital representation and processing of the Yi language, preserving its written heritage for use in modern computing and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A243 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Mgup |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꉃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꉃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x89 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA243 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A243 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua243 |