U+A5FE "ꗾ" Vai Syllable Zhe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꗾ
U+A5FE "ꗾ" Vai Syllable Zhe is a character from the Vai syllabary, a writing system historically used for the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This specific character represents the syllable "zhe" and forms part of the Vai block of Unicode, which encodes approximately 300 distinct syllabic signs. The Vai script was developed in the early 19th century by Momolu Duwalu Bukele and is notable for being one of the few indigenous writing systems in Africa with a known origin. In digital text, this character is used to accurately represent written Vai, supporting the preservation and modern use of the language in electronic communication and documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A5FE |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Zhe |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꗾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꗾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x97 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA5FE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A5FE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua5fe |