What ꕑ means
It represents one spoken syllable in Vai.
The Vai script developed in Liberia in the 1830s, with Mọmọlu Duwalu Bukẹlẹ credited as its principal creator. Its earliest known sample dates to 1834; the Book of Ndole, a manuscript from about 1845, preserves an early form.
Vai writing served correspondence and record-keeping, especially among merchants. Schools widened its use; reforms in 1899 and 1962 changed its forms.
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Who writes ꕑ
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Questions people ask
1Why is ꕑ called bha but romanized ba?
Unicode’s fixed character name uses “bha”; Vai romanization sources write this syllable as “ba.” The two labels refer to the same character, not two glyphs.
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How to type or find ꕑ
- Search it as
- ꕑ · vai syllable ba · vai ba · vai bha · vai script · vai input
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
ꕑCSS
\A551Vai transliteration
A Vai transliteration input method maps Latin keystrokes to Vai characters; exact key sequences depend on the layout.
Font
A missing-glyph box means the active font cannot render ꕑ.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꕑ
HTML hex
ꕑ
CSS content
content: "\A551";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%95%91
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.