U+1B240 "𛉀" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B240 "𛉀" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nüshu script, a unique syllabary historically used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong County region of Hunan Province, China. This script, which dates back several centuries, was developed as a secret form of communication to express personal emotions and experiences, including songs, stories, and letters, in a patriarchal society where women were often denied formal education in Chinese characters. The character 𛉀, like others in the Nüshu repertoire, represents a phonetic syllable rather than a logogram, and its inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps preserve and digitize this endangered cultural heritage, allowing for its study and use in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𛉀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𛉀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9B 0x89 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD82C 0xDE40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001B240 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud82c\ude40 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties