U+1218B "𒆋" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Ush Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒆋

U+1218B "𒆋" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Ush is a specific composite logogram from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the combination of the sign for "KA" (often associated with the mouth, speech, or an opening) and the sign for "USH" (frequently signifying death, foundation, or a male adult). This particular compound sign was used on ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets to denote a distinct lexical or phonetic value, likely in administrative or ritual contexts, where orthographic complexity was common for specifying nuances in meaning or sound. The character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block of the Unicode Standard, enabling modern digital encoding and scholarly analysis of these ancient writing systems without loss of the sign's original graphic integrity.

General Properties

Code Point U+1218B
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Ush
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒆋
HTML Hex Encoding 𒆋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD8B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001218B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd8b

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