U+1E851 "ðž¡‘" Mende Kikakui Syllable M063 Jo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1E851 "ðž¡‘" Mende Kikakui Syllable M063 Jo is a symbol from the Mende Kikakui script, which was developed in the early 20th century for writing the Mende language spoken primarily in Sierra Leone. This specific character represents a syllable pronounced "jo" and is part of the syllabary's extensive inventory, which includes over 190 distinct characters for representing consonant vowel combinations. The Mende Kikakui script is written from right to left and is named after its inventors, Mohamed Turay and his associates, though its use has declined over time in favor of the Latin alphabet. As a coded symbol in the Unicode Standard, it helps preserve and digitally represent this unique African writing system, enabling scholars and speakers to study and transmit the language in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+1E851
Version Added 7.0
Name Mende Kikakui Syllable M063 Jo
Block Mende Kikakui
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞡑
HTML Hex Encoding 𞡑
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83A 0xDC51
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001E851
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83a\udc51

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