U+120B8 "𒂸" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times A Plus Da Plus Ha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒂸

U+120B8 "𒂸" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times A Plus Da Plus Ha is a specific complex sign from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound glyph formed by combining the sign for "GA2" with the signs for "A", "DA", and "HA". It belongs to the early writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia and was typically inscribed on clay tablets to represent a particular word or phonetic value, often associated with administrative, economic, or ritual texts. This character is part of the Cuneiform block in the Unicode Standard, which was added to support the digital encoding of historical scripts, allowing for the preservation and scholarly analysis of these ancient documents in modern computing environments. As a less common composite sign, it exemplifies the logographic and syllabic complexity of cuneiform writing, where multiple elements could be stacked or combined to convey nuanced meanings.

General Properties

Code Point U+120B8
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times A Plus Da Plus Ha
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒂸
HTML Hex Encoding 𒂸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x82 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDCB8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000120B8
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udcb8

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