U+1208C "𒂌" Cuneiform Sign E over E Nun over Nun Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒂌

U+1208C "𒂌" Cuneiform Sign E over E Nun over Nun is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, which was used in ancient Mesopotamia for writing languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. Its name describes its visual composition: it consists of the cuneiform sign for the sound or concept "E" placed above another "E," with the sign "Nun" (meaning "prince" or "fish," depending on context) similarly stacked above another "Nun." This layered arrangement reflects the scribal practice of combining signs to create new logographic or phonetic values, often for specialized or composite meanings in administrative, literary, or ritual texts. As part of the Unicode standard's cuneiform block, this character helps preserve and digitally represent one of humanity's earliest writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+1208C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign E over E Nun over Nun
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒂌
HTML Hex Encoding 𒂌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x82 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC8C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001208C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc8c

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