U+1D2CE "𝋎" Kaktovik Numeral Fourteen Unicode Character

U+1D2CE "𝋎" Kaktovik Numeral Fourteen is part of a numeral system created in the 1990s by Iñupiaq students in Kaktovik, Alaska, to write their language's base-20 counting system. This specific character represents the number fourteen, and its visual design is based on a tally-like structure that reflects the Iñupiaq method of counting, where groups of five are visually distinct. The Kaktovik numerals were added to Unicode in 2022 as part of version 15.0 to preserve and support this culturally significant writing system, allowing it to be used in digital communication and education.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D2CE
Version Added	15.0
Name	Kaktovik Numeral Fourteen
Block	Kaktovik Numerals
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝋎
HTML Hex Encoding	𝋎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x8B 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDECE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D2CE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udece

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	14
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other