U+A254 "ꉔ" Yi Syllable Hxuo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꉔ
U+A254 "ꉔ" Yi Syllable Hxuo is part of the Yi script used for writing the Nuosu language of southwestern China, and it represents the syllable pronounced as "hxuo" with a specific tone indicated by the letter "x" in standard Yi romanization. This character belongs to the Yi Syllables block of Unicode, which was encoded to preserve and digitally support the traditional syllabary of the Yi people, a system that was standardized from a larger set of regional characters. In practical use, "ꉔ" functions as a fundamental building block for writing words and phrases in Nuosu, contributing to the documentation and revitalization of this minority language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A254 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hxuo |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꉔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꉔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x89 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA254 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A254 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua254 |