U+A566 "ꕦ" Vai Syllable Ca Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꕦ
U+A566 "ꕦ" Vai Syllable Ca is a glyph from the Vai script, which was developed in the early 19th century in Liberia by the Vai people to represent their language. This specific character represents the syllable "ca" (pronounced with a sound similar to "cha" in English) and is part of a larger syllabary system that uses distinct symbols for each syllable rather than individual letters. As an encoded character in the Unicode Standard, it enables digital preservation and communication of the Vai language, ensuring that this indigenous writing system remains accessible across modern technology platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A566 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Ca |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꕦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꕦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x95 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA566 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A566 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua566 |