U+1B08C "𛂌" Hentaigana Letter Ni-6 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𛂌
U+1B08C "𛂌" Hentaigana Letter Ni-6 is a historical variant form of the Japanese hiragana character "に" (ni), specifically classified as a hentaigana letter. It was used primarily in pre-modern Japanese writing before the standardization of hiragana script in the early 20th century, often appearing in literary works and correspondence from the Edo period. This character is part of the broader Unicode block dedicated to preserving historical Japanese scripts, allowing digital representation and study of these archaic glyphs. Its inclusion in Unicode helps scholars and enthusiasts accurately display and analyze ancient texts without loss of typographic nuance.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B08C |
| Version Added | 10.0 |
| Name | Hentaigana Letter Ni-6 |
| Block | Kana Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𛂌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𛂌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9B 0x82 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD82C 0xDC8C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001B08C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud82c\udc8c |