U+18B2C "𘬬" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘬬

U+18B2C "𘬬" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people of medieval East Asia to transcribe the Khitan language during the Liao and Western Liao dynasties between the 10th and 12th centuries. This script is logographic, representing syllables or words rather than individual sounds, and was derived from Chinese characters, with many glyphs simplified or modified. Character U+18B2C is currently unassigned a definitive phonetic or semantic value, as the Khitan Small Script remains only partially deciphered by modern scholars, though ongoing research uses comparative analysis with Chinese historical records and bilingual inscriptions to gradually unlock its meanings, making each character like this one a piece in the puzzle of understanding Khitan culture and language.

General Properties

Code Point U+18B2C
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 𘬬
HTML Hex Encoding 𘬬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xAC 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD822 0xDF2C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018B2C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud822\udf2c

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