U+A578 "ꕸ" Vai Syllable Boo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꕸ
U+A578 "ꕸ" Vai Syllable Boo is a glyph from the Vai syllabary, a writing system historically used for the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This specific character represents the syllable "boo" in that script, forming part of a larger set of symbols created in the early 19th century to write the Vai language independently of the Latin alphabet. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures digital preservation and consistent representation across modern computing platforms, allowing for the accurate display and typing of this unique African script in electronic texts and communications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A578 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Boo |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꕸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꕸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x95 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA578 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A578 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua578 |