U+18CA2 "饦并" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

饦并

U+18CA2 "饦并" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan small script, a complex writing system historically used to record the Khitan language spoken by the Khitan people of the Liao Dynasty (907–1125 CE) in northern China. This script, which remains only partially deciphered, consists of hundreds of distinct characters that function as syllabic or phonetic signs. As part of the Unicode standard's Supplementary Multilingual Plane, character U+18CA2 was encoded to support digital preservation and scholarly study of this extinct script, providing a precise reference for researchers analyzing historical inscriptions and manuscripts. Its inclusion allows for accurate electronic representation of these ancient texts, facilitating comparative linguistic and historical research into the Khitan language and its relationship to other Northeast Asian writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+18CA2
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 𘲢
HTML Hex Encoding 𘲢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xB2 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD823 0xDCA2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018CA2
C/C++/Java Escape \ud823\udca2

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