U+18B5A "𘭚" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18B5A "𘭚" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Khitan Small Script, a historic writing system used to record the Khitan language during the Liao Dynasty (907–1125 CE) in northeastern Asia. This script is logographic in nature, with each character representing a syllable or a semantic concept, and it was primarily employed for official inscriptions, poetry, and administrative documents. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of this ancient script, which was only partially deciphered in the 20th century. Thus, U+18B5A serves as a vital link to the linguistic heritage of the Khitan people, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to study and reproduce their written legacy in digital formats.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18B5A
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	𘭚
HTML Hex Encoding	𘭚
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0xAD 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD822 0xDF5A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018B5A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud822\udf5a

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