U+1E83D "ðž ½" Mende Kikakui Syllable M110 Long Le Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1E83D "ðž ½" Mende Kikakui Syllable M110 Long Le is a specific glyph from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone following its invention in the early 20th century by Kisimi Kamara. This particular character represents a syllable with a long vowel sound and is categorized under the Mende Kikakui block of the Unicode Standard, which was added to support the preservation and digital representation of this unique African writing system. As part of a syllabary where each character denotes a distinct syllable, "Long Le" contributes to the precise transcription of Mende phonetics, helping to maintain the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Mende people in modern computational environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𞠽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𞠽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9E 0xA0 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83A 0xDC3D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001E83D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83a\udc3d |
Unicode Properties