U+1E87C "𞡼" Mende Kikakui Syllable M156 Nggoo Unicode Character

U+1E87C "𞡼" Mende Kikakui Syllable M156 Nggoo is a script symbol from the Mende Kikakui writing system, which was developed in the early 20th century for the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This specific character represents the syllable "nggoo" and is part of a larger syllabary that uses unique geometric shapes to encode phonetic sounds. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Mende Kikakui block, supporting the digital preservation and textual use of this indigenous African script. Its inclusion in Unicode helps facilitate modern communication and cultural documentation for Mende speakers and linguists.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1E87C
Version Added	7.0
Name	Mende Kikakui Syllable M156 Nggoo
Block	Mende Kikakui
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞡼
HTML Hex Encoding	𞡼
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xA1 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83A 0xDC7C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001E87C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83a\udc7c

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