U+A52C "ꔬ" Vai Syllable Bi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A52C "ꔬ" Vai Syllable Bi is a specific glyph from the Vai syllabary, a writing system historically used to represent the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This character denotes the syllable pronounced "bi" and is part of the Vai script's rich repertoire of syllabic symbols, which operate as distinct characters representing consonant-vowel combinations rather than individual letters. The Vai script was developed in the early 19th century, and this particular syllable, like others in its set, contributes to the written representation of the language's phonetic sounds, allowing for the accurate transcription of words as they are spoken. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital communication and text processing can faithfully reproduce this syllable, supporting the preservation and modern use of the Vai language in electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+A52C
Version Added 5.1
Name Vai Syllable Bi
Block Vai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꔬ
HTML Hex Encoding ꔬ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x94 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA52C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A52C
C/C++/Java Escape \ua52c

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