U+A52B "ꔫ" Vai Syllable Bhi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A52B "ꔫ" Vai Syllable Bhi is a part of the Vai syllabary, a writing system traditionally used to represent the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This specific character encodes the syllable "bhi," contributing to the script's representation of sounds that are distinct to the Vai language's phonetic inventory. The Vai syllabary, developed in the early 19th century, is a unique example of an indigenous African script, and characters like "ꔫ" are integral to preserving the linguistic heritage and written communication of the Vai people.

General Properties

Code Point U+A52B
Version Added 5.1
Name Vai Syllable Bhi
Block Vai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꔫ
HTML Hex Encoding ꔫ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x94 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA52B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A52B
C/C++/Java Escape \ua52b

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 Alphabetic
Script Vai
Script Extensions Vai
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter