U+1E8CE "𞣎" Mende Kikakui Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞣎
U+1E8CE "𞣎" Mende Kikakui Digit Eight is part of the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language primarily in Sierra Leone. This script, invented in the early 20th century by Mohamed Turay, features a unique syllabary system rather than an alphabet, and the digit eight represents one of its numerical symbols for counting. The character falls under the Unicode block "Mende Kikakui," which includes both syllabic signs and a set of digits, allowing for the modern digital representation of traditional Mende writing and numeric notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E8CE |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Digit Eight |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞣎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞣎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA3 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDCCE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E8CE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udcce |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 8 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Mende Kikakui |
| Script Extensions | Mende Kikakui |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |