U+120A0 "ð’‚ " Cuneiform Sign Esh2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+120A0 "ð’‚ " Cuneiform Sign Esh2 is a logogram and syllabogram from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the sound "esh" or the word for "oil" or "fat" in Sumerian. It belongs to the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encodes signs from the early Bronze Age writing system of Mesopotamia. This particular sign is part of the extensive repertoire of wedge-shaped characters used on clay tablets for administrative, legal, and literary texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows digital preservation and study of these ancient records, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to render the script accurately in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+120A0
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Esh2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒂠
HTML Hex Encoding 𒂠
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x82 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDCA0
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000120A0
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udca0

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