U+1B1CB "𛇋" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛇋

U+1B1CB "𛇋" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a unique syllabic writing system historically created and used exclusively by women in Jiangyong County, Hunan province, China, to express personal thoughts and emotions in a male dominated society. This particular character is part of the Nushu block encoded in Unicode under the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, representing a distinct syllable or word in the script. The inclusion of U+1B1CB in the Unicode Standard helps preserve this endangered cultural heritage, allowing it to be digitally represented and studied by linguists and historians. Despite its precise syllabic value being less documented than other writing systems, the character stands as a testament to female agency and literacy in traditional Chinese culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B1CB
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 𛇋
HTML Hex Encoding 𛇋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x87 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDDCB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B1CB
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\uddcb

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 41.02

Unihan Properties

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