U+12062 "𒁢" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Ir Plus Lu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒁢

U+12062 "𒁢" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Ir Plus Lu is a complex composite glyph used in the ancient cuneiform writing system of Mesopotamia, representing a specific Sumerian or Akkadian phonetic, syllabic, or logographic value. Its name describes its visual construction from simpler cuneiform elements including the signs DAG, KISIM repeated five times (possibly denoting a grammatical or numerical modifier), IR, and LU, all combined into a single ligature. This character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block and is largely of philological and historical interest, used by scholars to accurately transcribe and study rare or compound signs found in antique clay tablets. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that such specialized textual fragments can be digitally represented and exchanged with precision across modern computer systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+12062
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Ir Plus Lu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒁢
HTML Hex Encoding 𒁢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC62
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012062
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc62

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