U+1E8A3 "𞢣" Mende Kikakui Syllable M108 Kpe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞢣
U+1E8A3 "𞢣" Mende Kikakui Syllable M108 Kpe is a specific glyph used in the Mende Kikakui script, a writing system created for the Mende language spoken primarily in Sierra Leone. This syllable, representing the phonetic sound "kpe," belongs to the block of Mende Kikakui characters in the Unicode standard, encoding a unique syllabary that simplifies the representation of Mende speech. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for the Mende language, supporting cultural heritage and linguistic studies in modern computing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E8A3 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M108 Kpe |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞢣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞢣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA2 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDCA3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E8A3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udca3 |
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 |