U+1B2CA "𛋊" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𛋊

U+1B2CA "𛋊" Nushu Character-# is a glyph from the Nushu script, a unique syllabic writing system historically created and used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China. This specific character represents one of the approximately 1,000 distinct symbols in the Nushu repertoire, which was often written in a delicate, calligraphic style on fans, embroidery, and in books called "Nushu manuscripts" to express personal emotions, tell stories, and communicate secret messages in a patriarchal society where formal education for women was forbidden. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital preservation and accessibility, allowing modern scholars and speakers to study and revitalize this endangered cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B2CA
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 𛋊
HTML Hex Encoding 𛋊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9B 0x8B 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD82C 0xDECA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001B2CA
C/C++/Java Escape \ud82c\udeca

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 53.07

Unihan Properties

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