U+A5BE "ꖾ" Vai Syllable Hon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꖾ
U+A5BE "ꖾ" Vai Syllable Hon is a glyph from the Vai syllabary, a writing system historically used by the Vai people of Liberia and Sierra Leone to represent the syllable "hon" in their language. This character is part of the Vai block within the Unicode Standard, encoded to preserve and digitally support the indigenous script that was developed in the early 19th century. The Vai syllabary is notable for its unique invention by local community members, and each syllable character like "ꖾ" carries a distinct phonetic value, facilitating written communication in Vai. As a digital representation, U+A5BE ensures that this cultural and linguistic heritage remains accessible for modern computing, text processing, and preservation efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A5BE |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Hon |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꖾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꖾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x96 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA5BE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A5BE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua5be |