U+A478 "ꑸ" Yi Syllable Yiep Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꑸ
U+A478 "ꑸ" Yi Syllable Yiep is part of the Yi script, a syllabary used primarily for writing the Yi languages spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China. This specific character represents the syllable "yiep" and belongs to the standardized set of Yi syllables encoded in the Unicode standard to support digital text processing and preservation of the language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this syllable can be correctly displayed, stored, and exchanged across modern computing platforms, contributing to the ongoing documentation and revitalization of Yi linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A478 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Yiep |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꑸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꑸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x91 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA478 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A478 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua478 |