U+12002 "𒀂" Cuneiform Sign A Times Bad Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒀂

U+12002 "𒀂" Cuneiform Sign A Times Bad is a specific cuneiform glyph from the early Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems, part of the Unicode block dedicated to the ancient script used in Mesopotamia. This character represents a ligature or compound sign formed by combining the cuneiform signs for "A" (meaning water or son) and "BAD" (often associated with death or destruction), creating a composite symbol that could denote a unique phonetic or logographic value in administrative, religious, or literary texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately encode and reproduce this rare sign from clay tablets, preserving the linguistic details of ancient Near Eastern languages for modern research and display.

General Properties

Code Point U+12002
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign A Times Bad
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒀂
HTML Hex Encoding 𒀂
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC02
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012002
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc02

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 Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter