U+1E82E "ðž ®" Mende Kikakui Syllable M019 Si Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1E82E "ðž ®" Mende Kikakui Syllable M019 Si is a specific character from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone in West Africa before being largely replaced by the Latin alphabet. This syllabary was invented in the 19th century by the Mende people, and each character represents a distinct syllable rather than an individual sound. The syllable "Si" is one of many in this script, contributing to a writing system that served as an important cultural and linguistic tool for preserving Mende oral traditions and communication. Today, it is encoded in Unicode under the Mende Kikakui block, allowing for digital representation and study of this unique script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E82E |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M019 Si |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞠮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞠮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA0 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC2E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E82E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc2e |
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 |