U+1227E "𒉾" Cuneiform Sign Pesh2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒉾

U+1227E "𒉾" Cuneiform Sign Pesh2 is a specific glyph from the ancient cuneiform writing system, which was used by several civilizations in Mesopotamia, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians. This particular sign, named Pesh2, belongs to the repertoire of Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform and was typically employed to represent a syllable or a word concept in logographic or syllabic writing, often associated with a term meaning "thigh" or "body part" based on its visual origin. As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it was encoded to facilitate digital representation and scholarly study of ancient texts, preserving the historical significance of the script for modern analysis and documentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+1227E
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Pesh2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒉾
HTML Hex Encoding 𒉾
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE7E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001227E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude7e

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