U+1B083 "𛂃" Hentaigana Letter Na-6 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𛂃
Source: Noto Serif Hentaigana Source: Browser Default

U+1B083 "𛂃" Hentaigana Letter Na-6 is a specific variant form of the Japanese hiragana character "な" (na), belonging to the historical and cursive hentaigana script system that was widely used in Japan before the standardisation of kana in the early 20th century. This particular glyph, officially designated as "Na-6" in the Unicode Hentaigana block, originates from a stylised or abbreviated rendition of the Chinese character "奈" (nai) from which it was derived, reflecting the calligraphic and aesthetic diversity found in pre-modern Japanese manuscripts. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent these historical writing forms, which are important for the accurate study and reproduction of classical Japanese texts.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𛂃
HTML Hex Encoding
𛂃
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9B 0x82 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD82C 0xDC83
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001B083
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud82c\udc83