U+AA99 "ꪙ" Tai Viet Letter High No Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AA99 "ꪙ" Tai Viet Letter High No is a specific glyph used in the Tai Viet script, which is employed for writing languages such as Tai Dam and Tai Don, primarily spoken in parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. This character represents a high-register consonant sound similar to the English "n," and its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that digital text can accurately preserve the tonal and phonetic distinctions of these languages, which were historically written without standardized encoding. The character forms part of a comprehensive block designed to support the rich linguistic heritage of the Tai peoples, allowing for modern electronic communication and documentation of their written traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+AA99
Version Added 5.2
Name Tai Viet Letter High No
Block Tai Viet
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꪙ
HTML Hex Encoding ꪙ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xAA 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAA99
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AA99
C/C++/Java Escape \uaa99

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 Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Tai Viet
Script Extensions Tai Viet
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
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 Other
Sentence Break OLetter