U+1B21B "𛈛" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛈛

U+1B21B "𛈛" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a unique syllabary historically used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China. This character represents one of over 400 distinct Nushu symbols, each typically denoting a syllable or word, and its exact meaning and pronunciation have been documented through the study of surviving manuscripts and cultural records. As part of the Nushu block in Unicode, this character helps preserve and digitally encode a once-endangered writing tradition that flourished from the 19th to the early 20th century, enabling modern scholars and communities to access, study, and revitalize this important element of women’s cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B21B
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 𛈛
HTML Hex Encoding 𛈛
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x88 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE1B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B21B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude1b

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 45.01

Unihan Properties

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