U+1218C "𒆌" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Zi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒆌

U+1218C "𒆌" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Zi is a compound sign from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script system, representing the combination of the characters for "ka" and "zi." This sign was used in the ancient Near East for writing on clay tablets, primarily in the context of the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, and it likely functioned as a phonetic or syllabic element within logographic or syllabic writing. Its inclusion in Unicode supports digital preservation and scholarly study of ancient Mesopotamian texts, allowing for precise representation in modern computing environments.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒆌
HTML Hex Encoding 𒆌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD8C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001218C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd8c

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