U+A2D9 "ꋙ" Yi Syllable Zzax Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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