U+A253 "ꉓ" Yi Syllable Hxuox Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꉓ
U+A253 "ꉓ" Yi Syllable Hxuox is a character from the Yi script, part of the modern standardized syllabary used to write the Nuosu language, a member of the Tibeto-Burman family spoken primarily in Sichuan province, China. It represents the syllable pronounced as "hxuox," which in the Nuosu tone system corresponds to a specific tone, typically a high or mid-rising pitch, as defined by the official Yi encoding. This character is included in the Unicode block “Yi Syllables” and serves as a fundamental component for writing Nuosu texts, preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Yi people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A253 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hxuox |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꉓ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꉓ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x89 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA253 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A253 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua253 |