U+AABA "ꪺ" Tai Viet Vowel Ua Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꪺ
U+AABA "ꪺ" Tai Viet Vowel Ua is a specific character used in the Tai Viet script, which is employed to write several Tai languages including Tai Dam, Tai Dón, and Thai Song, primarily in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. This vowel character represents the sound "ua" or a similar diphthong, functioning as a dependent vowel mark that modifies a preceding consonant symbol within the syllabic writing system. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures the digital representation and proper display of this script in modern computing environments, supporting the preservation and use of these minority languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AABA |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Tai Viet Vowel Ua |
| Block | Tai Viet |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꪺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꪺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAA 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAABA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AABA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaaba |