U+A614 "ꘔ" Vai Symbol Keeng Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A614 "ꘔ" Vai Symbol Keeng is a logogram from the Vai syllabary, a writing system historically used by the Vai people of Liberia and Sierra Leone, where it specifically represents the word and concept "king" or a high-ranking chief. This symbol, part of the Vai script block encoded in Unicode, reflects the cultural importance of leadership and authority in Vai society, acting as a distinct visual shorthand in written texts for a figure of paramount status. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures the preservation and digital representation of this unique African script, allowing for modern electronic communication and historical documentation of the Vai language.

General Properties

Code Point U+A614
Version Added 5.1
Name Vai Symbol Keeng
Block Vai
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꘔ
HTML Hex Encoding ꘔ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x98 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA614
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A614
C/C++/Java Escape \ua614

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