U+A280 "ꊀ" Yi Syllable Wat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꊀ
U+A280 "ꊀ" Yi Syllable Wat is a glyph belonging to the Yi script, specifically part of the syllabary used to write the Nuosu language, spoken by the Yi people in southwestern China. This character represents a single syllable, pronounced as "wat," and is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Yi Syllables block. Its design reflects the unique, logographic nature of the Yi script, which was standardized in the 20th century and is distinct from Chinese characters, serving as a vital tool for preserving and transmitting Yi cultural and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A280 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Wat |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꊀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꊀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8A 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA280 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A280 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua280 |