U+12024 "𒀤" Cuneiform Sign Al Times Ha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒀤

U+12024 "𒀤" Cuneiform Sign Al Times Ha is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound sign formed by combining the signs for "Al" and "Ha" in a multiplicative or ligatured arrangement. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encodes the wedge shaped writing system that was used for over three millennia in ancient Mesopotamia. In transliteration, the sign is typically read as "al×ha" and carries phonetic or logographic value, often appearing in administrative, legal, or literary texts on clay tablets. Its precise usage varied across periods and languages, serving as a syllabic component or a determinative in the complex writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+12024
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Al Times Ha
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒀤
HTML Hex Encoding 𒀤
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC24
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012024
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc24

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