U+A5D5 "ꗕ" Vai Syllable Zo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A5D5 "ꗕ" Vai Syllable Zo is a distinct glyph belonging to the Vai script, which is used to write the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This character specifically represents the syllable "zo," with the Vai script being a unique writing system developed in the 1830s by Momolu Duwalu Bukele. As a syllabary where each character stands for a syllable, "ꗕ" contributes to the phonetic representation of the Vai language, preserving its rich oral traditions and enabling written communication for its speakers.

General Properties

Code Point U+A5D5
Version Added 5.1
Name Vai Syllable Zo
Block Vai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꗕ
HTML Hex Encoding ꗕ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x97 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA5D5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A5D5
C/C++/Java Escape \ua5d5

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Vai
Script Extensions Vai
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter