U+12248 "𒉈" Cuneiform Sign Ne Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒉈

U+12248 "𒉈" Cuneiform Sign Ne is a cuneiform logogram and syllabogram from the Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems, representing the syllable "ne" as well as the Sumerian word for "burn" or "fire". It originates from the ancient Mesopotamian script used on clay tablets, dating back to at least the third millennium BCE, and was part of a complex system of wedge shaped marks that evolved from pictographic symbols. Today, this character is encoded in the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block, allowing it to be used in digital texts for studies of ancient Near Eastern languages and history.

General Properties

Code Point U+12248
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ne
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒉈
HTML Hex Encoding 𒉈
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE48
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012248
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude48

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