U+1B17A "𛅺" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character

U+1B17A "𛅺" Nushu Character-# is a glyph from the Nushu script, a unique syllabary historically used exclusively by women in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province, China to compose poetry and letters in their local dialect. This specific character represents one of the hundreds of phonetic symbols in the Nushu writing system, which is written in vertical columns from top to bottom and right to left. Encoded in Unicode's Supplementary Multilingual Plane, U+1B17A contributes to the digital preservation of this endangered script, which was recognized by UNESCO as a treasure of intangible cultural heritage. The character's inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps ensure that Nushu texts can be rendered, stored, and studied on modern computer systems, supporting efforts to document and revitalize this female-centric cultural tradition.