U+18B82 "𘮂" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18B82 "𘮂" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific logographic or syllabic glyph from the Khitan small script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people during the Liao Dynasty in medieval China. This character is part of a set of over 1000 known symbols that were developed to write the Khitan language, a now extinct language that remains only partially deciphered by modern scholars. The code point resides in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane of Unicode, reflecting its inclusion in a collection of rare historical scripts. While its exact phonetic value or meaning is not yet definitively known, it represents a tangible link to the sophisticated administrative and cultural record of a once powerful nomadic empire that dominated parts of northern China and Mongolia. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard aids in digital preservation, enabling historians and linguists to study and share these ancient inscriptions in a modern digital format.