U+12151 "ð’…‘" Cuneiform Sign Im Opposing Im Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’…‘

U+12151 "ð’…‘" Cuneiform Sign Im Opposing Im is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, a writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia. This character represents a variant of the sign "IM," distinguished by the visual arrangement of its wedges which oppose or face each other, a common method for creating distinct signs or logograms in the cuneiform repertoire. In its original use, the IM sign could denote the word for "clay," "wind," or even the name of the storm god Ishkur, and the opposing form likely carried a similar phonetic or semantic value, possibly as a particular form for use in certain compounds or regional variations. As an encoded digital entity, this character ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can accurately represent this ancient symbol in modern electronic documents and texts, preserving the rich linguistic heritage of the ancient Near East.

General Properties

Code Point U+12151
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Im Opposing Im
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒅑
HTML Hex Encoding 𒅑
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD51
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012151
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd51

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