U+1B121 "𛄡" Katakana Letter Archaic Ye Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1B121 "𛄡" Katakana Letter Archaic Ye is a historical Japanese kana representing the obsolete syllable "ye," distinct from the modern "e" and "we" characters. This character is part of the Katakana Letter Archaic block, added in Unicode version 14.0 (2021) to support pre-modern Japanese text, where it was used in early Heian period documents before the syllable merged with modern "e." Its inclusion aids scholars in accurately encoding classical literature and religious texts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1B121
Name
Katakana Letter Archaic Ye
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𛄡
HTML Hex Encoding
𛄡
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9B 0x84 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD82C 0xDD21
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001B121
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud82c\udd21
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Katakana