U+1E820 "ðž " Mende Kikakui Syllable M103 Boo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1E820 "ðž " Mende Kikakui Syllable M103 Boo is a specific glyph from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This particular syllable represents the sound "boo" and belongs to a syllabary invented in the early 20th century by Mohamed Turay and later standardized by Kisimi Kamara. As part of the Mende Kikakui block, this character contributes to the preservation of a unique writing system that employs over 190 distinct syllabic signs, each representing a consonant vowel combination. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital representation and accessibility for linguistic and cultural studies related to this West African script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E820 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M103 Boo |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞠠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞠠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA0 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E820 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc20 |
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 |