U+18B44 "𘭄" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18B44 "𘭄" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific logographic symbol from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people of northern China during the Liao Dynasty (907–1125 CE). This script was primarily employed for writing the Khitan language, which is now extinct and only partially deciphered, and it consists of over 400 characters that represent syllables or words. The character itself, numbered as the 1348th in its encoding block, is a rare and specialized glyph found in ancient inscriptions and manuscripts, offering scholars a glimpse into the linguistic and cultural practices of a once powerful nomadic empire. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and study of this medieval script, aiding ongoing efforts to decode its meaning and historical context.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18B44
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	𘭄
HTML Hex Encoding	𘭄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0xAD 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD822 0xDF44
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018B44
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud822\udf44

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