U+18BE7 "𘯧" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18BE7 "𘯧" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people of the Liao Dynasty in northern China between the 10th and 12th centuries. This script, which is largely logographic and syllabic in nature, was employed to write the now-extinct Khitan language and has been only partially deciphered by modern scholars. The character itself represents one of hundreds of distinct signs in the script, each typically denoting a single syllable or a whole word, though the exact phonetic or semantic value of this particular character is not yet fully understood due to the limited surviving texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard under Plane 1 (the Supplementary Multilingual Plane) ensures that digital preservation and academic study of this rare script can continue, aiding efforts to decode the history and culture of the Khitan Empire.