U+12145 "ð’……" Cuneiform Sign Ig Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’……

U+12145 "ð’……" Cuneiform Sign Ig is a character from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically representing the syllable "ig" or the phonetic value /ig/ in texts written in the Sumerian or Akkadian languages. This sign is part of the Cuneiform block within Unicode's Supplementary Multilingual Plane, where it was encoded to support the digital preservation and scholarly study of ancient Mesopotamian writing. The character typically appears as a wedge shaped mark composed of several impressed lines, reflecting the stylus strokes used to inscribe it into clay tablets over four thousand years ago. Its inclusion in Unicode allows modern researchers and linguists to accurately transcribe and analyze historical documents, facilitating research into the grammar, vocabulary, and literature of early civilizations in the Near East.

General Properties

Code Point U+12145
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ig
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒅅
HTML Hex Encoding 𒅅
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD45
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012145
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd45

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