U+1E858 "𞡘" Mende Kikakui Syllable M141 Yoo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1E858 "𞡘" Mende Kikakui Syllable M141 Yoo is part of the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This specific character represents the syllable "yoo" and belongs to a syllabary invented in the early 20th century by Mohamed Turay and later standardized by Kisimi Kamara. The script, encoded in the Unicode Standard to preserve and support digital use of this indigenous writing system, features a unique combination of geometric shapes that distinguish its over 190 syllables. The character U+1E858 is a testament to the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Mende people and facilitates modern text representation and processing of their language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E858 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M141 Yoo |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞡘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞡘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC58 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E858 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc58 |
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 |