U+A263 "ꉣ" Yi Syllable Ngap Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꉣ
U+A263 "ꉣ" Yi Syllable Ngap is a character from the Yi script, specifically representing the syllable "ngap" as used in the Liangshan Yi language, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Yi people in southwestern China. This character is part of the Yi Syllables block, which was encoded in Unicode to support the modern standard form of the written Yi language, also known as Nuosu. The glyph itself is a distinct, stylized symbol that contributes to the logographic-syllabic writing system, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital representation and preservation of the Yi language for communication, education, and cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A263 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Ngap |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꉣ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꉣ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x89 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA263 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A263 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua263 |