U+12240 "𒉀" Cuneiform Sign Naga Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒉀

U+12240 "𒉀" Cuneiform Sign Naga is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the word or concept associated with the term "naga," which often refers to a type of deity or sacred object in Mesopotamian contexts. This character belongs to the Cuneiform script block within the Unicode standard, encoded to preserve and support the digital representation of one of humanity's earliest writing systems, used primarily in ancient Mesopotamia for over three millennia. The sign typically appears as a complex arrangement of wedge shaped impressions, characteristic of cuneiform writing, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate textual study, linguistic research, and digital communication of historical documents, such as those found on clay tablets from the Sumerian, Akkadian, or Hittite empires.

General Properties

Code Point U+12240
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Naga
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒉀
HTML Hex Encoding 𒉀
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE40
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012240
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude40

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