U+18C3A "𘰺" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18C3A "𘰺" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific logographic or syllabic sign from the Khitan small script, a complex writing system invented by the Khitan people of northern China to encode their now extinct language during the Liao dynasty (907 1125 AD). This character belongs to a large set of over 400 symbols that combine phonetic and semantic elements to represent the Khitan language, which remains only partially deciphered by modern scholars. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard enables digital preservation and study of this historical script, facilitating research into the culture and administration of the Khitan Empire.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18C3A
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	𘰺
HTML Hex Encoding	𘰺
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0xB0 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD823 0xDC3A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018C3A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud823\udc3a

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