U+1E878 "𞡸" Mende Kikakui Syllable M043 Ngga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞡸
U+1E878 "𞡸" Mende Kikakui Syllable M043 Ngga is a script character used in the Mende Kikakui writing system, which was created for the Mende language spoken in Sierra Leone. This specific syllable represents the sound "ngga" and belongs to the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, where it was encoded as part of the Mende Kikakui block in Unicode version 7.0 released in 2014. The character is composed of distinct geometric shapes typical of the script, reflecting the syllabic nature of the writing system that uses over 190 characters to represent consonant vowel combinations. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the Mende language’s unique cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E878 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M043 Ngga |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞡸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞡸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC78 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E878 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc78 |
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 |