U+1E8D2 "𞣒" Mende Kikakui Combining Number Hundreds Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞣒
U+1E8D2 "𞣒" Mende Kikakui Combining Number Hundreds is a diacritical mark used in the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically employed to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This specific combining character attaches to a base numeral symbol to indicate multiplication by one hundred, playing a crucial role in the script’s numeric system for representing larger quantities. As part of the Mende Kikakui block in Unicode, it helps preserve a unique writing tradition that was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E8D2 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Combining Number Hundreds |
| Block | Mende Kikakui |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞣒 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞣒 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xA3 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDCD2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E8D2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udcd2 |