U+18CC8 "𘳈" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18CC8 "𘳈" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people of northern China during the Liao dynasty (10th–12th centuries) to record their now-extinct language. Unlike the earlier Khitan Large Script, which was logographic, this script is primarily phonetic, using a combination of syllabic and logographic symbols to represent sounds and words. Character U+18CC8 is one of many such signs encoded in the Unicode Standard’s Supplementary Multilingual Plane, part of a concerted effort by linguists and digital archivists to preserve and make accessible the written artifacts of ancient cultures. Although the precise phonetic value or meaning of this particular character remains uncertain due to limited surviving texts, its inclusion in Unicode enables scholars to study, reconstruct, and digitally annotate Khitan inscriptions, contributing to the broader understanding of the language and its historical con
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘳈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘳈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0xB3 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD823 0xDCC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018CC8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud823\udcc8 |
Unicode Properties