U+1E87B "ðž¡»" Mende Kikakui Syllable M146 Ngge Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1E87B "ðž¡»" Mende Kikakui Syllable M146 Ngge is a specific symbol used in the Mende Kikakui script, which was developed in the early 20th century in West Africa for writing the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This character represents the syllabic sound "ngge," part of a larger set of over 190 syllabic and logographic signs invented by the Mende scholar and chief Kisimi Kamara. The Mende Kikakui script is written from right to left, and this particular syllable is notable for its unique curved and angular glyph design. The inclusion of U+1E87B in the Unicode Standard helps preserve and digitally support the Mende language's written heritage, allowing for modern text processing and online communication in this historically significant script.

General Properties

Code Point U+1E87B
Version Added 7.0
Name Mende Kikakui Syllable M146 Ngge
Block Mende Kikakui
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞡻
HTML Hex Encoding 𞡻
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83A 0xDC7B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001E87B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83a\udc7b

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