U+A60F "꘏" Vai Question Mark Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A60F "꘏" Vai Question Mark is a punctuation mark used in the Vai script, a writing system created in the early 19th century for the Vai language spoken primarily in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Unlike the Latin question mark, which uses a hook shape, the Vai question mark resembles a small, stylized cross or X-like symbol, reflecting the script's unique graphic tradition. It serves the same grammatical function as its Western counterpart, indicating that a preceding sentence or phrase is interrogative, and it helps ensure proper tonal and contextual reading in Vai texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+A60F
Version Added 5.1
Name Vai Question Mark
Block Vai
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꘏
HTML Hex Encoding ꘏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x98 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA60F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A60F
C/C++/Java Escape \ua60f

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 Break After
Script Vai
Script Extensions Vai
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Sentence Terminal Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break STerm