U+1B242 "𛉂" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛉂

U+1B242 "𛉂" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nüshu script, a unique syllabary historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong County region of Hunan Province, China. This character is part of the Nushu block within Unicode's Supplementary Multilingual Plane, and it represents a phonetic syllable, though the exact pronunciation and meaning of this particular glyph depend on its context within traditional Nüshu texts. The script, which was often written in a delicate, cursive style on fans, handkerchiefs, and books, served as a secret means of communication and self-expression for women who were denied formal education in classical Chinese, allowing them to document their emotions, stories, and daily lives. The inclusion of "𛉂" and other Nüshu characters in Unicode helps preserve this endangered linguistic heritage and enables digital access and research into the script's cultural significance.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B242
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 𛉂
HTML Hex Encoding 𛉂
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x89 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE42
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B242
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude42

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 46.11

Unihan Properties

kNSHU_Reading ciong44