U+A5BA "ꖺ" Vai Syllable O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꖺ
U+A5BA "ꖺ" Vai Syllable O is a specific letter in the Vai syllabary, a writing system developed in the early 19th century for the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This character represents the syllable "o" and is part of a larger set of over 200 distinct syllabic glyphs used to transcribe the language's sounds. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that the Vai script can be properly displayed, stored, and processed across digital platforms, supporting the preservation and modern use of this historically important African writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A5BA |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable O |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꖺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꖺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x96 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA5BA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A5BA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua5ba |