U+12172 "ð’…²" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Li Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’…²

U+12172 "ð’…²" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Li is a specific logographic or syllabic sign from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the phonetic or semantic combination of the separate signs "Ka" and "Li" fused into a single character. This compound sign was used in ancient Mesopotamia primarily in the writing of the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, often appearing in contextually specific words or names where the sound or meaning resulting from the sequence of "Ka" followed by "Li" required a distinct visual representation. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block allows for modern digital encoding and scholarly reproduction of ancient texts, preserving the detailed orthographic practices of cuneiform scribes who employed ligatures to streamline writing or convey precise linguistic nuances.

General Properties

Code Point U+12172
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Li
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒅲
HTML Hex Encoding 𒅲
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD72
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012172
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd72

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