U+A419 "ꐙ" Yi Syllable Jjix Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A419 "ꐙ" Yi Syllable Jjix is part of the Yi Syllables block, representing a specific phonetic syllable in the modern standardized form of the Yi language, also known as Nuosu. This character corresponds to the sound pronounced as "jjix," which is one of the key tones in the Yi script, where the final "x" denotes a specific high-falling or mid-level tone. The Yi syllabary was designed in the 1970s to create a unified writing system for the Yi people of southwestern China, and each character like "ꐙ" encodes both a consonant-vowel combination and a distinct tone, making it essential for accurate written communication in the language.

General Properties

Code Point U+A419
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Jjix
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꐙ
HTML Hex Encoding ꐙ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x90 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA419
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A419
C/C++/Java Escape \ua419

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