U+A2D9 "ꋙ" Yi Syllable Zzax Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꋙ
U+A2D9 "ꋙ" Yi Syllable Zzax is part of the Yi script, used primarily for writing the Yi language spoken in southwestern China, and it belongs to the Yi Syllables block within the Unicode standard. This particular character represents a syllable pronounced as "zzax," where the tone is carried by the final consonant "x" in the Romanized Yi spelling system, indicating a specific pitch pattern. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately preserve the phonetic and linguistic details of the Yi language, supporting documentation and communication for a language with a rich oral and written tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A2D9 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Zzax |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꋙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꋙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8B 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA2D9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A2D9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua2d9 |