U+A255 "ꉕ" Yi Syllable Hxuop Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A255 "ꉕ" Yi Syllable Hxuop is a character in the Yi script, a writing system used primarily for the Nuosu language spoken by the Yi people of southwestern China. This specific character represents a syllable pronounced as "hxuop," and it is part of the modern standardized Yi syllabary that was formally encoded in the Unicode Standard to support digital preservation and typing of the language. The Yi script is a syllabic system, meaning each character stands for a full syllable, and "ꉕ" is used in written Nuosu for words and names that require that particular sound. Its inclusion in Unicode helps ensure that the Yi language can be accurately represented in electronic texts, cultural records, and online communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+A255
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Hxuop
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꉕ
HTML Hex Encoding ꉕ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x89 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA255
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A255
C/C++/Java Escape \ua255

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