U+12056 "𒁖" Cuneiform Sign Dag Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒁖

U+12056 "𒁖" Cuneiform Sign Dag is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing system, representing a wedge shaped sign that was used as a syllabic or logographic element in cuneiform script. Originally inscribed on clay tablets with a reed stylus around 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia, this particular sign could denote the syllable "dag" or carry meanings related to concepts like a weapon, a battle, or a point, depending on its context within a text. Now encoded in the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block, it enables modern digital preservation, analysis, and display of these ancient inscriptions across electronic devices and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+12056
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dag
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒁖
HTML Hex Encoding 𒁖
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC56
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012056
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc56

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