U+1B24C "𛉌" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛉌

U+1B24C "𛉌" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a syllabic writing system historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong County of Hunan Province, China. This script, which dates back several centuries, was developed as a secret form of communication to express personal thoughts, emotions, and stories in a society where women were often denied formal education in Chinese characters. The character itself represents one of the syllabic sounds within the Nushu repertoire, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize this unique cultural heritage. Understanding U+1B24C requires context of the script's broader history as a tool for women's literacy and solidarity.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B24C
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 𛉌
HTML Hex Encoding 𛉌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x89 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE4C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B24C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude4c

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 46.22

Unihan Properties

kNSHU_Reading kue21