U+1842 "ᡂ" Mongolian Letter Chi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1842 "ᡂ" Mongolian Letter Chi is a specific glyph used in the traditional Mongolian script, representing a sound that corresponds to the consonant "ch" as in the English word "chin." This character is part of the Unicode block for Mongolian, which was encoded to support the vertical writing system of the Mongolian language, primarily used in Inner Mongolia and among Mongolian communities in China. Historically, the letter Chi is derived from the classical Mongolian alphabet, which originated in the 13th century and was adapted from the Uyghur script, and it appears in words related to Mongolian culture, history, and literature. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and proper text rendering across modern computing platforms, allowing for accurate representation of authentic Mongolian orthography.

General Properties

Code Point U+1842
Version Added 3.0
Name Mongolian Letter Chi
Block Mongolian
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᡂ
HTML Hex Encoding ᡂ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xA1 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1842
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001842
C/C++/Java Escape \u1842

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Dual Joining
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Mongolian
Script Extensions Mongolian
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 OLetter