U+1218E "𒆎" Cuneiform Sign Ka2 Crossing Ka2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒆎

U+1218E "𒆎" Cuneiform Sign Ka2 Crossing Ka2 is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia, representing a compound sign that visually depicts two “KA2” signs crossing or intersecting each other. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Unicode block and is classified under the category of a cuneiform sign, likely used in administrative, lexical, or religious texts as a logogram or determinative. The “Ka2” element itself is often associated with the Akkadian word for “gate” or “door,” and the crossing variant could denote a more specific meaning, such as a crossroads or a barrier, though its precise usage remains a subject of scholarly interpretation based on extant clay tablets. Modern digital encoding of this sign allows researchers, linguists, and historians to accurately represent and share ancient cuneiform inscriptions in electronic texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1218E
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ka2 Crossing Ka2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒆎
HTML Hex Encoding 𒆎
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD8E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001218E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd8e

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