U+1216C "ð’…¬" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Gur7 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’…¬

U+1216C "ð’…¬" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Gur7 is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound sign formed by combining the basic sign "KA" (often used for words related to the "mouth" or "speech") with the sign "GUR7" (which frequently denotes a type of measure or a specific grain). This particular ligature likely serves a specialized logographic or syllabic function in certain administrative or lexical texts, as the cuneiform writing system frequently merged signs to create nuanced meanings or to represent complex terms without altering pronunciation guides. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital humanities projects can accurately preserve and encode ancient Mesopotamian inscriptions for research and publication, maintaining the orthographic richness of scripts dated back to the third millennium BCE.

General Properties

Code Point U+1216C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Gur7
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒅬
HTML Hex Encoding 𒅬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD6C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001216C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd6c

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