U+A3C0 "ꏀ" Yi Syllable Shyt Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꏀ
U+A3C0 "ꏀ" Yi Syllable Shyt is a specific glyph from the Yi script, which is used to write the Nuosu language spoken primarily in the Liangshan region of southwestern China. This character represents a particular syllable in the standardized Yi syllabary, where each symbol corresponds to a distinct monosyllabic sound; in this case, "shyt" denotes a specific phonetic combination with a certain tone. The inclusion of this and other Yi syllables in Unicode enables digital representation and preservation of the Nuosu language, supporting communication and cultural documentation in modern computing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A3C0 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Shyt |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꏀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꏀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8F 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA3C0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A3C0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua3c0 |