U+A497 "꒗" Yi Radical Gep Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꒗
U+A497 "꒗" Yi Radical Gep is a specific glyph representing a radical component from the Yi script, an ideographic writing system historically used for the Yi language of southwestern China, particularly in the standardized modern form known as Nuosu. This particular radical, named "Gep," serves as a building block for creating more complex Yi characters, much like a radical in Chinese writing, and it contributes a distinct phonetic or semantic element to the syllabic logographs it helps form. As part of the Yi Radicals block in Unicode, its inclusion ensures that digital text systems can accurately represent and process the structural parts of Yi script, supporting literacy and cultural preservation for Yi-speaking communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A497 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Radical Gep |
| Block | Yi Radicals |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꒗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꒗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x92 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA497 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A497 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua497 |