U+A320 "ꌠ" Yi Syllable Su Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A320 "ꌠ" Yi Syllable Su is a character from the Yi script used to write the Nuosu language, primarily spoken by the Yi people in southwestern China. This specific syllable represents the sound "su" and is part of a standardized syllabary that includes over 1,000 characters, each corresponding to a distinct syllable in the Nuosu language. The Yi script was formally encoded in Unicode’s UCS (Universal Character Set) to support the preservation and digital representation of this traditional writing system, which has a history dating back centuries but underwent significant standardization in the 20th century. The character ꌠ is used in written Nuosu for everyday communication, education, and cultural documentation, reflecting the rich linguistic heritage of the Yi ethnic group.

General Properties

Code Point U+A320
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Su
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꌠ
HTML Hex Encoding ꌠ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x8C 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA320
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A320
C/C++/Java Escape \ua320

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