U+1B1B5 "𛆵" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛆵

U+1B1B5 "𛆵" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a syllabic writing system historically used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong County area of Hunan Province, China. This character is part of the Nushu block in Unicode, which was added to encode a unique and endangered cultural heritage that represents a form of female empowerment and linguistic identity. The script uses modified Chinese characters to represent the local Xiangnan Tuhua dialect, and each character like U+1B1B5 carries a distinct phonetic or syllabic value. By including this character in the Unicode standard, it gains digital recognition and preservation, allowing for its use in modern computing and helping to maintain its relevance for future generations.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B1B5
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 𛆵
HTML Hex Encoding 𛆵
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x86 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDDB5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B1B5
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\uddb5

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 39.16

Unihan Properties

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