What ꐰ means
It records one syllable within a Nuosu Yi word. The surrounding Yi characters supply the word's meaning.
How did the Yi script develop?
Traditional writing has forms and a later standard. Traditional Yi texts were used in ritual writing, family histories, and popular books; the script is not considered derived from Han characters. The oldest surviving Yi inscription on a bronze bell is dated to 1485. A Liangshan Yi standard was designed in 1974 and formally promulgated in 1980 to support literacy.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does ꐰ show as a box?
Usually, the active font lacks Yi coverage, so the display system shows a fallback box.
How to type ꐰ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType A430, then Alt+X to get ꐰ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “yi syllable jjyp”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType a430, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ꐰCSS
\A430How to type ꐰ
Use a Nuosu Yi input method that supports Yi Pinyin; enter `jjyp`. Final `p` marks low-falling tone.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꐰ
HTML hex
ꐰ
CSS content
content: "\A430";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%90%B0
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.