U+1204B "𒁋" Cuneiform Sign Bi Times Gar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒁋

U+1204B "𒁋" Cuneiform Sign Bi Times Gar is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, a complex writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia. Its name indicates that the sign is composed of the cuneiform elements for "bi" and "gar" combined through ligature or overlapping composition, representing a single phonetic or logographic syllabic value. This character encodes a rare or specialized sign primarily attested in Sumerian and Akkadian inscriptions, contributing to the representation of administrative, legal, and literary texts from the third to first millennia BCE. As part of the Unicode Cuneiform block, it enables modern digital preservation and scholarly study of one of humanity's earliest writing traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1204B
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Bi Times Gar
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒁋
HTML Hex Encoding 𒁋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC4B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001204B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc4b

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