U+1B018 "𛀘" Hentaigana Letter Ka-2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𛀘
U+1B018 "𛀘" Hentaigana Letter Ka-2 is a rare and stylized variant of the Japanese hiragana character "か" (ka), belonging to the historical writing system known as hentaigana, which includes multiple alternative forms of standard kana that were used before the modern standardization of the Japanese syllabary in the early 20th century. This specific glyph, part of the Kana Supplement block, was employed in premodern Japanese texts and calligraphy, offering a visual alternative to the standard "か" while representing the same phonetic sound. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent these traditional characters, aiding in the accurate reproduction and study of historical Japanese documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B018 |
| Version Added | 10.0 |
| Name | Hentaigana Letter Ka-2 |
| Block | Kana Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𛀘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𛀘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9B 0x80 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD82C 0xDC18 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001B018 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud82c\udc18 |