U+A57A "ꕺ" Vai Syllable Kpoo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꕺ
U+A57A "ꕺ" Vai Syllable Kpoo is a glyph representing a specific syllable from the Vai script, an indigenous writing system used primarily by the Vai people of Liberia and Sierra Leone. This character corresponds to the sound "kpoo," a syllable that combines the velar plosive "k" with the labialized "p" and a long "oo" vowel. Part of the Vai syllabary, which was developed in the early 19th century and standardized in Unicode as a means of preserving and digitizing the language, this character plays a role in writing words and expressing cultural identity within Vai-speaking communities. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard supports the digital representation and global communication of this unique African script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A57A |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Kpoo |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꕺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꕺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x95 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA57A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A57A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua57a |