U+1E8C4 "𞣄" Mende Kikakui Syllable M060 Nyon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1E8C4 "𞣄" Mende Kikakui Syllable M060 Nyon is a specific glyph used in the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically employed by the Mende people of Sierra Leone in West Africa. This syllabic character represents the sound "nyon" and is part of a larger writing system created in the early 20th century, primarily for writing the Mende language. The script itself is notable for its unique visual structure, combining elements of a syllabary with logographic influences. As a defined Unicode character, it ensures the digital preservation and global accessibility of this historically significant West African script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E8C4 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Syllable M060 Nyon |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞣄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞣄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA3 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDCC4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E8C4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udcc4 |
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 |