U+A33B "ꌻ" Yi Syllable Ssep Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꌻ
U+A33B "ꌻ" Yi Syllable Ssep is a specific sign within the Unicode standard's Yi Syllables block, representing a phonetic syllable from the modern Yi language, also known as Nuosu, which is primarily spoken in China's Sichuan province. This character corresponds to a syllable pronounced as "ssep" in the standard romanization of the Yi script, functioning as a fundamental component in written communication for the language's unique syllabary. The Yi Syllables block was added to Unicode to support the preservation and digital representation of the Yi writing system, which was standardized in the 1970s and is essential for cultural and educational materials among Yi communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A33B |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Ssep |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꌻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꌻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8C 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA33B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A33B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua33b |