U+12014 "ð’€”" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times U Plus U Plus U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+12014 "ð’€”" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times U Plus U Plus U is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform writing system, encoded in the Unicode standard to represent a complex sign formed by combining the basic cuneiform element "AB" with three repeated "U" signs. This character is part of the Cuneiform block, which was added to Unicode to facilitate the digital preservation and study of texts written on clay tablets in Mesopotamia. Its name describes its visual composition, as it is a ligature or compound sign where the "AB" sign is multiplied or overlaid with three "U" characters, likely used to denote a specific syllabic value, logogram, or phonetic nuance within the script. By including such intricate symbols, Unicode enables scholars and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and analyze ancient inscriptions in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+12014
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ab Times U Plus U Plus U
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒀔
HTML Hex Encoding 𒀔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC14
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012014
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc14

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