U+1E88C "𞢌" Mende Kikakui Syllable M068 Pi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞢌
U+1E88C "𞢌" Mende Kikakui Syllable M068 Pi is a specific glyph from the Mende Kikakui script, an indigenous writing system historically used by the Mende people of Sierra Leone to transcribe their language. This character represents a particular syllabic sound corresponding to "pi," as part of a larger syllabary primarily employed in educational and cultural contexts. While the Mende Kikakui script was largely supplanted by the Latin alphabet for everyday writing, it remains a subject of scholarly interest and a symbol of linguistic heritage, ensuring its inclusion in the Unicode Standard for digital preservation and study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E88C |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M068 Pi |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞢌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞢌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA2 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC8C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E88C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc8c |
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 |