U+AB50 "ꭐ" Latin Small Letter Ui Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AB50 "ꭐ" Latin Small Letter Ui is a typographic glyph included in the Latin Extended E block, primarily intended for use in transliterating certain African languages, such as those from the Mande family, where it represents a vowel sound similar to the French "u" or the German "ü," which is a close front rounded vowel. This character was added to the Unicode Standard to support accurate orthographic representation in linguistic documentation and digital text processing, ensuring that specialized phonetic and orthographic needs are met without relying on complex diacritic combinations. Its inclusion helps maintain the integrity of written traditions where the distinct "ui" sound is phonemically significant, bridging the gap between legacy typeface designs and modern, cross platform digital communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+AB50
Version Added 7.0
Name Latin Small Letter Ui
Block Latin Extended-E
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꭐ
HTML Hex Encoding ꭐ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xAD 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAB50
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AB50
C/C++/Java Escape \uab50

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
Lowercase Yes
Cased Yes
Script Latin
Script Extensions Latin
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 Lower