U+A545 "ꕅ" Vai Syllable Gi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꕅ
U+A545 "ꕅ" Vai Syllable Gi is a glyph belonging to the Vai script, which is used to write the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This specific symbol represents the syllable "gi" and is part of a larger syllabary system that corresponds to the phonetic sounds of the Vai language. The Vai script itself was developed in the early 19th century and is one of the few indigenous writing systems in Africa to have been created without direct outside influence, making it a significant cultural artifact. U+A545 thus serves as a vital component for accurately representing spoken Vai in written form, aiding in the preservation and documentation of this West African language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A545 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Gi |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꕅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꕅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x95 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA545 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A545 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua545 |