U+1E81B "ðž ›" Mende Kikakui Syllable M010 Bi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1E81B "ðž ›" Mende Kikakui Syllable M010 Bi is a specific glyph from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This character represents the syllable "bi" as part of a syllabary invented in the early 20th century by Mohamed Turay and later standardized by Kisimi Kamara. It belongs to the Mende Kikakui block of the Unicode Standard, which was added to support the revitalization and digital preservation of this indigenous African writing system. The script is notable for its unique curved and linear shapes, distinguishing it from the Latin alphabet, and U+1E81B helps enable modern text processing and communication in the Mende language on computers and smartphones.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+1E81B
Name
Mende Kikakui Syllable M010 Bi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𞠛
HTML Hex Encoding
𞠛
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9E 0xA0 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83A 0xDC1B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001E81B
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83a\udc1b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Mende Kikakui