U+1AFF2 "𚿲" Katakana Letter Minnan Tone-4 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𚿲

U+1AFF2 "𚿲" Katakana Letter Minnan Tone-4 is a relatively recent addition to the Unicode standard, belonging to the Katakana Extended-B block and designed for phonetic transcription of the Minnan language (including Taiwanese Hokkien). Specifically, it represents a modifier form of the katakana character combined with a tone mark to indicate the fourth tone of Minnan phonology, which typically features a falling or abrupt pitch contour. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates accurate digital representation and typesetting of Minnan linguistic materials, supporting scholars and communities in preserving and studying this regional language. This character is part of a larger set of tone-specific katakana letters used to transcribe the tonal distinctions crucial to Minnan speech, helping to ensure that written records capture the precise pronunciation.

General Properties

Code Point U+1AFF2
Version Added 14.0
Name Katakana Letter Minnan Tone-4
Block Kana Extended-B
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𚿲
HTML Hex Encoding 𚿲
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9A 0xBF 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82B 0xDFF2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001AFF2
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82b\udff2

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
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Katakana
Script Extensions Katakana
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Katakana
Sentence Break OLetter