U+1B20B "𛈋" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛈋

U+1B20B "𛈋" Nushu Character-# is a single character from the Nushu script, a unique syllabic writing system historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong County area of Hunan Province, China. This particular glyph represents one of the hundreds of distinct Nushu symbols, which are typically written in an elegant, slanted style that resembles a combination of Chinese calligraphy and abstracted strokes. Nushu characters like U+1B20B were traditionally employed to compose poetry, letters, and personal narratives, often passed down through generations as a means of private expression and solidarity among women who were denied formal education in Chinese characters. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures its preservation and enables digital representation, contributing to the ongoing study and revival of this endangered women's script.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B20B
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 𛈋
HTML Hex Encoding 𛈋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x88 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE0B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B20B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude0b

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 44.07

Unihan Properties

kNSHU_Reading khang35