U+1B00B "𛀋" Hentaigana Letter U-2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B00B "𛀋" Hentaigana Letter U-2 is a specific graphical variant of the historical Japanese kana for the syllable "u," belonging to the set of hentaigana, or alternative cursive forms of hiragana that were commonly used before the standardization of the Japanese writing system in the early 20th century. This particular character, encoded in the Unicode Hentaigana block, represents a stylized derivation from the Chinese character 宇, and it preserves a distinct calligraphic style found in premodern manuscripts and printed texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the faithful digital representation of classical Japanese documents, enabling scholarly work in linguistics, historical analysis, and the study of Japan's literary heritage without the distortion of modern character forms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𛀋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𛀋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9B 0x80 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD82C 0xDC0B |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001B00B |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud82c\udc0b |
Unicode Properties