U+1E805 "ðž …" Mende Kikakui Syllable M076 Koo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1E805 "ðž …" Mende Kikakui Syllable M076 Koo is part of the Mende Kikakui script, a syllabary invented in the early 20th century by Mohamed Turay and later standardized by the Mende people of Sierra Leone to write the Mende language. This specific character represents the syllable "koo" and belongs to the script's extensive set of syllabic signs, which are written from right to left. The Mende Kikakui block was added to Unicode in version 7.0 in 2014, preserving a unique writing system that combines indigenous innovation with the practical need for literacy and cultural expression.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E805 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M076 Koo |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞠅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞠅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA0 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC05 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E805 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc05 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Script | Mende Kikakui |
| Script Extensions | Mende Kikakui |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |