U+A2AF "ꊯ" Yi Syllable Cix Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꊯ
U+A2AF "ꊯ" Yi Syllable Cix is a specific glyph used in the modern Yi script, which is a syllabic writing system standardized for the Yi language spoken by the Yi ethnic group in China. This particular syllable, pronounced roughly as "tsi" or similar depending on dialect, represents a unique sound in the Yi phonetic inventory and is encoded in the Yi Syllables block of the Unicode Standard. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that Yi-language texts can be digitally preserved, typed, and displayed across different devices and platforms, supporting cultural and linguistic continuity for the Yi community.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A2AF |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Cix |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꊯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꊯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8A 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA2AF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A2AF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua2af |