U+12295 "ð’Š•" Cuneiform Sign Sag Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’Š•

U+12295 "ð’Š•" Cuneiform Sign Sag is a specific cuneiform logogram derived from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems of Mesopotamia, where it primarily represents the word for "head" or "top." This character is frequently used as a determinative to indicate parts of the body or persons in cuneiform texts, and it can also carry phonetic values such as "sag" in Akkadian contexts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard under the Cuneiform script block enables the digital preservation and study of one of humanity's earliest writing systems, allowing modern scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode and display ancient inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point U+12295
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Sag
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒊕
HTML Hex Encoding 𒊕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE95
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012295
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude95

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