U+1B0B6 "𛂶" Hentaigana Letter He-4 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛂶

U+1B0B6 "𛂶" Hentaigana Letter He-4 is a historical variant of the Japanese hiragana character "he," originating from the cursive, stylized forms of the hentaigana script that were widely used in pre-modern Japan before the standardized kana system was established in 1900. This specific glyph, classified as the fourth variant of the syllable "he," appears in classical manuscripts and printed texts, reflecting the calligraphic diversity and evolving writing practices of the Edo period and earlier eras. As part of the Unicode standard's support for archaic Japanese scripts, this character aids in the accurate digital representation and scholarly study of historical documents, preserving a tangible link to Japan's literary and linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B0B6
Version Added 10.0
Name Hentaigana Letter He-4
Block Kana Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𛂶
HTML Hex Encoding 𛂶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x82 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDCB6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B0B6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\udcb6

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 Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hiragana
Script Extensions Hiragana
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter