U+1E846 "𞡆" Mende Kikakui Syllable M024 Tu Unicode Character

U+1E846 "𞡆" Mende Kikakui Syllable M024 Tu is a symbol from the Mende Kikakui script, a writing system developed in the early 20th century for the Mende language primarily spoken in Sierra Leone. This particular syllabic character represents the sound "tu" and is part of the characters used for writing the Mende language in its native script. It was encoded in Unicode as part of the Mende Kikakui block to preserve and support the digital use of this unique African script, which is distinct from the Latin alphabet commonly used for Mende today. The character is typically written in a right-to-left direction and carries cultural significance as a link to the historical and linguistic heritage of the Mende people.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1E846
Version Added	7.0
Name	Mende Kikakui Syllable M024 Tu
Block	Mende Kikakui
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞡆
HTML Hex Encoding	𞡆
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83A 0xDC46
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001E846
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83a\udc46

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