U+18B36 "𘬶" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18B36 "𘬶" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people of the Liao Dynasty in East Asia between the 10th and 12th centuries. This character belongs to the Khitan Small Script block of Unicode, which was added to encode the hundreds of logographic and syllabic signs that scholars have deciphered from excavated inscriptions and manuscripts. Like other characters in this script, U+18B36 represents a syllabic or phonetic value, though its exact linguistic function remains subject to ongoing research among linguists and paleographers. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this extinct script, enabling further study of Khitan language and history.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18B36
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	𘬶
HTML Hex Encoding	𘬶
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0xAC 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD822 0xDF36
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018B36
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud822\udf36

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