U+1B279 "𛉹" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛉹

U+1B279 "𛉹" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a syllabary historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China, to express their thoughts and emotions in a male dominated society where formal education was often denied to them. This script, composed of gracefully curved strokes and unique phonetic symbols, was typically written in books, songs, and embroidery on fans or handkerchiefs, serving as a secret language passed down through generations. The inclusion of this character in Unicode helps preserve this rare cultural heritage, allowing it to be digitally represented and studied globally.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B279
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 𛉹
HTML Hex Encoding 𛉹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x89 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDE79
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B279
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\ude79

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 49.08

Unihan Properties

kNSHU_Reading leng42