U+1B259 "𛉙" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛉙

U+1B259 "𛉙" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a unique syllabic writing system historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong County area of Hunan Province, China, primarily during the 19th and 20th centuries. This character represents one of roughly 1,000 distinct syllables in the Nushu script, which was developed as a secret form of communication to express personal thoughts, stories, and grievances in a culture where formal education in Chinese characters was traditionally denied to women. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this endangered cultural heritage is digitally preserved and accessible for scholars, linguists, and communities working to revitalize and study this remarkable women led writing tradition.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B259
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 𛉙
HTML Hex Encoding 𛉙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x89 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE59
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B259
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude59

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 48.01

Unihan Properties

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