U+A606 "ꘆ" Vai Syllable Ge Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A606 "ꘆ" Vai Syllable Ge is a glyph from the Vai syllabary, a writing system historically used for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone. This character specifically represents the syllable "ge," functioning as a phonetic unit within the script's set of over 200 syllabic characters. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard since version 5.1 ensures proper digital representation and preservation of the Vai language, supporting cultural and linguistic documentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+A606
Version Added 5.1
Name Vai Syllable Ge
Block Vai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꘆ
HTML Hex Encoding ꘆ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x98 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA606
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A606
C/C++/Java Escape \ua606

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