U+1E8CA "𞣊" Mende Kikakui Digit Four Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1E8CA "𞣊" Mende Kikakui Digit Four is a numerical symbol from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used by the Mende people of Sierra Leone and Liberia to represent numbers in their indigenous writing system. This digit, corresponding to the value four, is part of a larger set of numeric characters that were developed in the early 20th century as part of an African syllabary, where numbers are represented by distinct glyphs rather than adapted Latin or Arabic numerals. As a component of the Mende Kikakui block in Unicode, this digit helps preserve and digitize a unique cultural notation system, enabling modern electronic text and computing environments to accurately display and process this traditional numeric representation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𞣊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𞣊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9E 0xA3 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83A 0xDCCA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001E8CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83a\udcca |
Unicode Properties