U+1B000 "𛀀" Katakana Letter Archaic E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B000 "𛀀" Katakana Letter Archaic E is a rare and historical symbol representing an obsolete form of the Japanese katakana syllabary used to denote the sound "e" in ancient or classical contexts. This character belongs to the Kana Supplement block, which was added to Unicode to preserve archaic kana forms that were once employed in premodern Japanese writing but later fell out of standard use. Unlike the modern katakana character "エ" (also pronounced "e"), this archaic variant reflects the earlier orthography found in old texts, such as those from the Heian period, and is primarily of interest to linguists, historians, and enthusiasts of ancient Japanese literature. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars can digitally represent and study these historical scripts without relying on approximations or special fonts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𛀀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𛀀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9B 0x80 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD82C 0xDC00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001B000 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud82c\udc00 |
Unicode Properties