U+1214C "𒅌" Cuneiform Sign Il Times Gan2 Tenu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒅌

U+1214C "𒅌" Cuneiform Sign Il Times Gan2 Tenu is a specific glyph from the cuneiform script, one of the earliest known writing systems, used primarily in ancient Mesopotamia. This character represents a complex sign composed by combining the cuneiform signs "IL" and "GAN2" with the addition of the qualifier "Tenu," which indicates a thinner or smaller version of the sign, often used to denote a variant of the base sign in the syllabary or logographic writing. Part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it is encoded for the purpose of digital preservation and scholarly study of ancient texts, allowing researchers to accurately represent and analyze Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages written in cuneiform on stone, clay, or other media.

General Properties

Code Point U+1214C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Il Times Gan2 Tenu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒅌
HTML Hex Encoding 𒅌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD4C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001214C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd4c

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