U+12063 "𒁣" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Kak Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒁣

U+12063 "𒁣" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Kak is a rare and complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, composed by repeating the "Kak" sign five times in a specific arrangement to represent a specialized lexical or phonetic value. This character falls within the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, which encodes signs from the earliest stages of cuneiform writing used in Mesopotamia around 2900 to 2350 BCE. Its intricate structure likely served as a logogram or determinative in administrative or religious texts, reflecting the scribal practice of combining signs to convey nuanced meanings or sounds. As a digital representation, it helps preserve and enable the study of ancient writing systems, making it accessible for modern research, typography, and linguistic analysis.

General Properties

Code Point U+12063
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Kak
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒁣
HTML Hex Encoding 𒁣
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC63
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012063
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc63

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