U+1E85B "ðž¡›" Mende Kikakui Syllable M035 Fa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1E85B "ðž¡›" Mende Kikakui Syllable M035 Fa is a component of the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This specific character represents a syllabic sound, functioning as a single unit of pronunciation in the writing system. The Mende Kikakui script was developed in the early 20th century by Kisimi Kamara and features a unique set of syllabic characters derived from earlier pictographic traditions. As part of the Unicode Standard, this character helps preserve and digitally represent the linguistic heritage of the Mende people, enabling modern text processing and communication in the script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E85B |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M035 Fa |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞡛 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞡛 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC5B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E85B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc5b |
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 |