U+1B258 "𛉘" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B258 "𛉘" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nüshu script, a syllabic writing system historically used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China. This character, identified only by its numeric placeholder "#" in the Unicode standard's name, represents one of the many distinct symbols in the Nüshu repertoire, which was employed to compose poetry, letters, and personal narratives, often conveying emotions and experiences that were forbidden in formal male-dominated Chinese literature. While the exact phonetic or semantic value of this particular character remains context dependent and may vary among surviving manuscripts, its inclusion in Unicode ensures its digital preservation, aiding efforts to document and study this endangered script, which saw a revival of interest in the late 20th century as scholars and descendants worked to record its remaining texts and transmit its cultural legacy.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𛉘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𛉘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9B 0x89 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD82C 0xDE58 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001B258 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud82c\ude58 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties