U+1E806 "ðž †" Mende Kikakui Syllable M048 Ko Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1E806 "ðž †" Mende Kikakui Syllable M048 Ko is a specific glyph representing a syllable from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This script, invented in the early 20th century, is a syllabary where each character corresponds to a particular syllable rather than an individual sound. In this case, the character denotes the syllable "ko," with its precise visual form reflecting the unique design of the Kikakui writing system. While the Mende Kikakui script has largely fallen out of common use, it remains an important part of West African linguistic heritage and is encoded in Unicode to support digital preservation and scholarly study. The character belongs to the Mende Kikakui block and is part of a broader effort to include historical and minority scripts in modern text processing systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𞠆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𞠆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9E 0xA0 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83A 0xDC06 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001E806 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83a\udc06 |
Unicode Properties