U+12236 "𒈶" Cuneiform Sign Mush over Mush Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒈶

U+12236 "𒈶" Cuneiform Sign Mush over Mush is a graphical glyph from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a ligature where the sign for "Mush" (typically meaning serpent or deity) is written atop another instance of itself, creating a stacked compound. This rare character was used in the writing system of Mesopotamia for syllabic or logographic purposes, often appearing in religious or mythological inscriptions to denote specific divine names or concepts related to repetition or intensification. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard (part of the Cuneiform block, U+12000 to U+123FF) allows for the digital preservation and scholarly study of this complex sign without the need for specialized fonts or manual reconstruction, bridging ancient writing systems with modern computing.

General Properties

Code Point U+12236
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Mush over Mush
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒈶
HTML Hex Encoding 𒈶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE36
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012236
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude36

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