U+1205B "𒁛" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Ga Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒁛

U+1205B "𒁛" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Ga is a specific grapheme from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, belonging to the early Bronze Age writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia. This character represents a compound sign, combining the elements "DAG", "KISIM5", and "GA" repeated three times, which was used to encode a particular phonetic or logographic value in administrative, legal, or literary texts inscribed on clay tablets. As part of the Unicode Cuneiform block, it preserves a distinct visual form of wedge-shaped marks that scholars have reconstructed from archaeological artifacts, enabling digital representation and study of this ancient writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+1205B
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Ga
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒁛
HTML Hex Encoding 𒁛
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC5B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001205B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc5b

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