U+18C16 "𘰖" Khitan Small Script Character-# Unicode Character

U+18C16 "𘰖" Khitan Small Script Character-# is a specific glyph from the Khitan Small Script, a historical writing system used by the Khitan people to record the Khitan language during the Liao Dynasty in northern China (10th-12th centuries). This script, which is composed of over 300 characters derived from Chinese logograms and phonetic elements, was primarily employed for administrative and ceremonial inscriptions, and it remains only partially deciphered by modern scholars. The character "𘰖" itself is identified by its unique code point in Unicode’s Supplementary Multilingual Plane, representing one of the many undeciphered or phonetically assigned symbols that scholars continue to study through archaeological artifacts like memorial stelae and bronze mirrors. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve a crucial link to the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Khitan Empire.