U+12153 "ð’…“" Cuneiform Sign Imin Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’…“

U+12153 "ð’…“" Cuneiform Sign Imin is a glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the numeral or word for the number seven, derived from the Sumerian word "imin." This sign belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, which encodes the wedge-shaped characters used to inscribe one of the world's earliest writing systems on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia. The Imin sign specifically illustrates how cuneiform combined phonetic and logographic elements, with its form originating from a system that evolved from pictographs to abstract wedge impressions over millennia. As part of the Unicode standard, this character allows for the digital preservation and scholarly analysis of ancient texts, ensuring that the historical and linguistic significance of cuneiform writing remains accessible in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+12153
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Imin
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒅓
HTML Hex Encoding 𒅓
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD53
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012153
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd53

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