U+A5EC "ꗬ" Vai Syllable Kpe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꗬ
U+A5EC "ꗬ" Vai Syllable Kpe is a specific glyph from the Vai script, which is used to write the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This character represents the syllable "kpe," a sound formed by combining the consonant "k" with the vowel "e." The Vai script, invented in the early 19th century by Momolu Duwalu Bukele, is a syllabary where each character denotes a distinct syllable, and U+A5EC is part of the standardized Unicode block for Vai, ensuring its digital representation and preservation. The syllable Kpe is used in everyday Vai vocabulary and helps maintain the linguistic heritage of the Vai people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A5EC |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Kpe |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꗬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꗬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x97 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA5EC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A5EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua5ec |