U+2D18 "ⴘ" Georgian Small Letter Shin Unicode Character

U+2D18 "ⴘ" Georgian Small Letter Shin is the lowercase form of the twenty ninth letter of the modern Georgian alphabet, specifically within the Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri script family, where it represents the sound [ʃ] similar to the English "sh" in "ship". This character is used primarily in the Georgian language and its associated writing systems, found in texts ranging from ancient manuscripts to contemporary digital communications. As part of the Unicode block for Georgian Extended, it enables proper representation of the language on computers and digital platforms, preserving the distinct visual and functional role of the letter Shin in Georgian orthography.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2D18
Version Added	4.1
Name	Georgian Small Letter Shin
Block	Georgian Supplement
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ⴘ
HTML Hex Encoding	ⴘ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xB4 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2D18
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002D18
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2d18

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
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"Ⴘ" U+10B8 Georgian Capital Letter Shin
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"Ⴘ" U+10B8 Georgian Capital Letter Shin
Uppercase Code Point	"Ⴘ" U+10B8 Georgian Capital Letter Shin
Titlecase Code Point	"Ⴘ" U+10B8 Georgian Capital Letter Shin
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Georgian
Script Extensions	Georgian
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	Lower