U+18B16 "𘬖" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18B16 "𘬖" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a logographic symbol from the Khitan Small Script, a writing system used historically by the Khitan people of the Liao dynasty in medieval northern China to write the now-extinct Khitan language. This particular character, whose exact phonetic value or meaning may not be fully deciphered, belongs to a script that combines elements of Chinese characters with unique logographic and syllabic signs. The Khitan Small Script was employed for official inscriptions and documents until the fall of the Liao dynasty in the 12th century, and its characters remain a subject of scholarly study for understanding the linguistic and cultural history of the region.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18B16
Version Added	13.0
Name	Khitan Small Script Character-#
Block	Khitan Small Script
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𘬖
HTML Hex Encoding	𘬖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0xAC 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD822 0xDF16
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018B16
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud822\udf16

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
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Khitan Small Script
Script Extensions	Khitan Small Script
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes