U+1B198 "𛆘" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛆘

U+1B198 "𛆘" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a syllabic writing system historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China, to express their private thoughts and experiences in a patriarchal society. This character, like others in the Nushu block, represents a syllable rather than an individual letter or ideogram, and it was encoded in Unicode version 10.0 in 2017 as part of an effort to preserve and digitally support this endangered script. The Nushu script, which typically consists of around 600 to 700 characters derived from modified Chinese characters, was traditionally written in vertical columns on handmade paper, fans, or embroidered textiles, and U+1B198 serves as a vital piece of cultural heritage, enabling the digital transcription of historical texts and ensuring that the unique voice of Nushu women continues to be studied and appreciated in the modern era.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B198
Version Added 10.0
Name Nushu Character-#
Block Nushu
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𛆘
HTML Hex Encoding 𛆘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x86 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDD98
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B198
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\udd98

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 Nushu
Script Extensions Nushu
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
Ideographic Yes
kNSHU_DubenSrc 38.06

Unihan Properties

kNSHU_Reading tcyu21