U+1E8D3 "𞣓" Mende Kikakui Combining Number Thousands Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞣓
U+1E8D3 "𞣓" Mende Kikakui Combining Number Thousands is a special combining mark used in the Mende Kikakui script to indicate a multiplicative value of one thousand for the numeric symbol it attaches to. Originating from the Mende people of Sierra Leone in West Africa, this script was developed in the early 20th century and features a unique numeral system where such combining characters modify base signs to represent larger numbers. When placed over or connected to a Mende digit, this specific combining character multiplies that digit's value by one thousand, enabling the script to express quantities like 4,000 or 8,000 efficiently within its traditional written numerical notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E8D3 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Mende Kikakui Combining Number Thousands |
| 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 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83A 0xDCD3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E8D3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83a\udcd3 |