U+1E843 "𞡃" Mende Kikakui Syllable M181 Do Unicode Character

U+1E843 "𞡃" Mende Kikakui Syllable M181 Do is a glyph from the Mende Kikakui script, a writing system invented in the early 20th century for the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This particular character represents a syllable pronounced as "do" and belongs to a series of syllabic signs used in the script, which is historically significant for its indigenous African origin and its role in preserving Mende literary and cultural traditions. The Mende Kikakui script, once nearly forgotten, has seen renewed interest in modern times for digital representation and revitalization efforts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1E843
Version Added	7.0
Name	Mende Kikakui Syllable M181 Do
Block	Mende Kikakui
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞡃
HTML Hex Encoding	𞡃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83A 0xDC43
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001E843
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83a\udc43

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