U+A564 "ꕤ" Vai Syllable Za Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꕤ
U+A564 "ꕤ" Vai Syllable Za is a symbol from the Vai script, a unique writing system historically used by the Vai people of Liberia and Sierra Leone to represent their language. This specific character corresponds to the syllable pronounced "za" and is part of a larger syllabary that was invented in the early 19th century, notable for its independent creation without direct influence from European alphabets. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the Vai language can be represented in digital text, helping to preserve and support the cultural heritage of the Vai community in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A564 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Za |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꕤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꕤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x95 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA564 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A564 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua564 |