U+A24E "ꉎ" Yi Syllable Hxat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꉎ
U+A24E "ꉎ" Yi Syllable Hxat is a unique typographic symbol belonging to the Yi script, specifically designated for representing the spoken syllable "hxat" in the Northern Yi language, also known as Nuosu. This character is part of the Yi Syllables block in the Unicode standard, which was encoded to preserve the modern standardized Yi writing system used primarily in the Liangshan region of China. The syllable "hxat" corresponds to a specific lexical unit in the Yi language, where the script functions as a syllabary with each character denoting a distinct syllable and tone. Its inclusion in Unicode enables digital text processing and exchange, ensuring that the Yi language can be accurately represented across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A24E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hxat |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꉎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꉎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x89 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA24E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A24E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua24e |