U+18C4E "𘱎" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘱎

U+18C4E "𘱎" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historic writing system used by the Khitan people of the Liao dynasty in northern China, primarily between the 10th and 12th centuries. This script was employed for recording the Khitan language, which is now extinct and only partially understood through scholarly reconstruction. The character itself represents a syllabic or phonetic unit within the script, though its exact pronunciation and meaning are not fully deciphered and may vary depending on context. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for digital preservation and study of this ancient script, aiding researchers in linguistics and history who work with manuscripts and inscriptions from the Liao period.

General Properties

Code Point U+18C4E
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 𘱎
HTML Hex Encoding 𘱎
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xB1 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD823 0xDC4E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018C4E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud823\udc4e

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