U+A5D3 "ꗓ" Vai Syllable So Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꗓ
U+A5D3 "ꗓ" Vai Syllable So is a script character from the Vai syllabary, a writing system created in the early 19th century in what is now Liberia and used primarily for the Vai language, a Mande language spoken by the Vai people. This specific syllable represents the sound "so," functioning as one of the many distinct syllabic glyphs that together allow for the phonetic representation of spoken Vai in a system of over 200 characters. The Vai script holds historical significance as one of the few indigenous African writing systems developed without direct outside influence, with "ꗓ" being an essential component for conveying words and phrases that include the "so" syllable in written communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A5D3 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable So |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꗓ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꗓ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x97 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA5D3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A5D3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua5d3 |