U+1B209 "𛈉" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛈉

U+1B209 "𛈉" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nüshu script, a syllabic writing system historically used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China. This character, assigned to the Nushu block in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, represents a phonetic syllable rather than a logographic symbol, as Nüshu is designed to transcribe the local Xiangnan Tuhua dialect. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize this unique cultural heritage, which was traditionally passed down through handwritten texts, embroidery, and songs, and is now recognized for its significant role in women's history and literacy.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B209
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 𛈉
HTML Hex Encoding 𛈉
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x88 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE09
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B209
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude09

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 44.04

Unihan Properties

kNSHU_Reading tsang44