U+109FB "𐧻" Meroitic Cursive Fraction Six Twelfths Unicode Character

U+109FB "𐧻" Meroitic Cursive Fraction Six Twelfths is a numeric symbol from the Meroitic Cursive script, an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush (present-day Sudan) from roughly the 3rd century BCE to the 5th century CE. This character specifically represents the fraction six twelfths, or one half, and was employed in administrative and accounting contexts, such as recording grain measures or land divisions, within Meroitic inscriptions. The fraction is part of a broader set of Meroitic numeric signs that combine additive and subtractive principles, reflecting the sophisticated mathematical practices of Nubian civilization before the spread of the Greek alphabet. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps preserve and digitize a vital aspect of ancient African cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+109FB
Version Added	8.0
Name	Meroitic Cursive Fraction Six Twelfths
Block	Meroitic Cursive
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐧻
HTML Hex Encoding	𐧻
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xA7 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDDFB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000109FB
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\uddfb

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	6/12
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Meroitic Cursive
Script Extensions	Meroitic Cursive
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other