U+A5E8 "ꗨ" Vai Syllable Pe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꗨ
U+A5E8 "ꗨ" Vai Syllable Pe is a symbol from the Vai script, which was created in the 1830s in Liberia and Sierra Leone to write the Vai language. This specific syllable represents the sound "pe" and is part of a larger syllabary system that preserves the linguistic heritage of the Vai people. The character is encoded in the Unicode standard's Vai block, ensuring its use in digital text and communication, and it helps maintain cultural identity by allowing the Vai language to be written and shared across modern technology.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A5E8 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Pe |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꗨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꗨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x97 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA5E8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A5E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua5e8 |