U+1E89A "𞢚" Mende Kikakui Syllable M174 Mbo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞢚
U+1E89A "𞢚" Mende Kikakui Syllable M174 Mbo is a contemporary digital representation of a script developed for the Mende language, spoken primarily in Sierra Leone. This specific syllable, pronounced "mbo," belongs to the Mende Kikakui writing system, which was created in the early 20th century by the Islamic scholar and inventor Kisimi Kamara. The character is part of the Unicode standard's Mende Kikakui block, which was added in version 7.0 of the standard in 2014 to support the preservation and digital use of this unique script. Its inclusion allows modern electronic documents, websites, and databases to accurately display and encode this syllable, aiding in the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Mende people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E89A |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M174 Mbo |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
| Alias | MENDE KIKAKUI SYLLABLE M174 MBOO (correction) |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞢚 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞢚 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA2 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDC9A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E89A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udc9a |
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 |