U+1019A "𐆚" Roman as Sign Unicode Character

U+1019A "𐆚" Roman as Sign is a historical numeral and symbol used in the Roman system for representing a specific fractional value, primarily the as (a Roman unit of weight and currency) when divided into twelve unciae or ounces. This sign specifically denotes the value of one half of an as, equivalent to six unciae, and is categorized under the Ancient Symbols block, appearing as a stylized horizontal stroke with a vertical line in standard fonts. It serves as a paleographic and epigraphic reference for scholars studying Roman inscriptions, weights, measures, and financial transactions, offering insight into ancient accounting practices.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1019A
Version Added	5.1
Name	Roman as Sign
Block	Ancient Symbols
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐆚
HTML Hex Encoding	𐆚
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0x86 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD800 0xDD9A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001019A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud800\udd9a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other