U+A53F "ꔿ" Vai Syllable Ci Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꔿ
U+A53F "ꔿ" Vai Syllable Ci is a character from the Vai syllabary, an indigenous writing system used primarily for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone. It represents the syllable pronounced as "ci," which aligns with the Vai script’s structure of distinct symbols for each consonant vowel combination. This character is part of the Unicode block designated for Vai syllables, spanning U+A500 to U+A63F, and is employed in written Vai texts to accurately transcribe spoken words. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates the digital representation and preservation of the Vai language, ensuring that speakers and linguists can use it in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A53F |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Ci |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꔿ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꔿ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x94 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA53F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A53F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua53f |