U+103AF "𐎯" Old Persian Sign Du Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+103AF "𐎯" Old Persian Sign Du is a character from the Old Persian cuneiform script, which was used to write the Old Persian language of the Achaemenid Empire (circa 6th to 4th centuries BCE). This specific sign represents the syllable "du" as part of a predominantly syllabic writing system, where each character typically denotes a consonant-vowel combination, though some signs also represent just a consonant. The Old Persian cuneiform script was developed under Darius the Great and is a key tool for modern scholars to decipher royal inscriptions, such as the famous Behistun Inscription. The character "𐎯" belongs to a set of 36 phonetic signs and 8 logograms that form the core of this historic script, which was added to the Unicode Standard in version 4.1.0 to enable digital preservation and study of ancient Near Eastern texts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐎯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐎯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x8E 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDFAF |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000103AF |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\udfaf |
Unicode Properties