U+12212 "ð’ˆ’" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Crossing Lu2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+12212 "ð’ˆ’" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Crossing Lu2 is a complex sign from the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia, representing a ligature of two "LU2" signs crossed over each other. This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard and was used in Sumerian and Akkadian writing, typically denoting the syllable or word for "person" or "man" (LU2). In its crossed form, the sign likely served a logographic or phonetic role in administrative or literary texts, emphasizing the repetition or intensification of the base concept. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of ancient writing systems, preserving a small but significant piece of human linguistic heritage from over four thousand years ago.

General Properties

Code Point U+12212
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Crossing Lu2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒈒
HTML Hex Encoding 𒈒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE12
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012212
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude12

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