U+12181 "𒆁" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times She Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒆁

U+12181 "𒆁" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times She is a specific logographic or syllabic sign from the cuneiform script, one of the earliest known writing systems developed in ancient Mesopotamia. This character is composed by combining the signs for "Ka" and "She" (or "Še") to form a single complex grapheme, likely representing a distinct syllable or word in the Sumerian or Akkadian languages. It belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, encoded for use in digital text to allow the accurate representation and preservation of ancient documents. The character's structure reflects the scribal practice of using ligatures or composite signs to efficiently convey meaning or sound, and it serves as a valuable tool for scholars and linguists studying the grammar and lexicon of early Near Eastern civilizations.

General Properties

Code Point U+12181
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ka Times She
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒆁
HTML Hex Encoding 𒆁
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD81
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012181
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd81

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