U+18B93 "𘮓" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘮓

U+18B93 "𘮓" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph found within the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people to record the now-extinct Khitan language during the Liao dynasty in northern China (907–1125 CE). This character is part of a larger block of approximately 470 known logographic or syllabic signs that were used primarily for phonetic transcription, unlike the more logographic Khitan Large Script. The exact phonetic value or meaning of character number 346 (its typical designation) remains undeciphered, as scholars continue to work on fully understanding the script through comparative analysis with Chinese inscriptions and bilingual texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that this ancient writing system can be digitally preserved and studied, representing a vital piece of linguistic history from a nomadic empire that once rivaled Song Dynasty China.

General Properties

Code Point U+18B93
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 𘮓
HTML Hex Encoding 𘮓
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xAE 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD822 0xDF93
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018B93
C/C++/Java Escape \ud822\udf93

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