U+18BB5 "𘮵" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18BB5 "𘮵" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people, who ruled northern China during the Liao dynasty (907–1125 CE). This script was employed primarily for recording the Khitan language, which is now extinct and only partially understood, and it remains a focus of scholarly research in paleography and historical linguistics. The character itself is a logographic or syllabic sign, though its exact phonetic value and meaning are often unknown or debated due to the limited corpus of surviving texts. Encoding this character in Unicode helps preserve this rare script for digital study and cultural heritage, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to access and analyze it in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘮵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘮵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0xAE 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD822 0xDFB5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018BB5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud822\udfb5 |
Unicode Properties