U+1205E "𒁞" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Gir2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒁞

U+1205E "𒁞" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Gir2 is a composite sign from the cuneiform script used primarily for writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages in ancient Mesopotamia. This specific glyph combines elements of the DAG and KISIM5 signs multiplied five times with the GIR2 sign, resulting in a complex ligature that likely represented a specific phonetic value, logographic meaning, or lexical compound in administrative or literary texts. Its encoding in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this detailed scribal convention, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately study and reproduce ancient inscriptions from the cuneiform corpus.

General Properties

Code Point U+1205E
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Gir2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒁞
HTML Hex Encoding 𒁞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC5E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001205E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc5e

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