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ꃧ

yi syllable viex

Yi Syllable Viex

ꃧ represents a syllable in standardized Liangshan Yi (Nuosu) writing; the surrounding words give it meaning. “Viex” is the romanized reading label, and its final x marks the secondary-high tone. The syllabary grew from older Yi writing traditions and later became a literacy standard.

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viex · Nuosu · Liangshan Yi · Yi script · Yi character · 彝文
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What ꃧ means

It represents a syllable; surrounding words supply its meaning.

“Viex” is the romanized label for how this Liangshan Yi syllable is read, not its translation. In this standard, final x marks the secondary-high tone. Other Yi writing traditions may use different forms or readings.

Yi writing predates its literacy standard

The earliest securely dated example is an inscription on a bronze bell from 1485. Yi writing developed across regional traditions, and its older beginnings remain debated. Bimo, Yi ritual specialists, used traditional texts for ritual, medicine, genealogy, and literature.

The standardized Liangshan syllabary was devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980 to support literacy.

Don't confuse it with

4
ꀟ
Yi Syllable Bax
shares “syllable”, “yi”
ꀠ
Yi Syllable Ba
shares “syllable”, “yi”
ꀡ
Yi Syllable Bap
shares “syllable”, “yi”
ꀢ
Yi Syllable Buox
shares “syllable”, “yi”

Questions people ask

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Why does ꃧ show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type ꃧ

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType A0E7, then Alt+X to get ꃧ.
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 viex”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType a0e7, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ꃧ
CSS
\A0E7
Unicode input
In an input method that accepts Unicode hexadecimal values, enter U+A0E7. If a square appears, the selected font lacks Yi character support.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꃧ
HTML hex
ꃧ
CSS content
content: "\A0E7";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%83%A7
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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.

Families this belongs to

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