U+1E87A "𞡺" Mende Kikakui Syllable M115 Nggee Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1E87A "𞡺" Mende Kikakui Syllable M115 Nggee is a specific glyph from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone in West Africa. This script, developed in the early 20th century, is a syllabary where each character represents a syllable, and this particular one encodes the sound pronounced as "nggee." The character belongs to the Mende Kikakui block within Unicode, added to support the preservation and digital representation of this indigenous writing system. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps ensure that Mende language texts can be accurately displayed and exchanged in modern computing environments, reflecting ongoing efforts to document and revitalize lesser-known scripts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1E87A
Version Added 7.0
Name Mende Kikakui Syllable M115 Nggee
Block Mende Kikakui
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞡺
HTML Hex Encoding 𞡺
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83A 0xDC7A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001E87A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83a\udc7a

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