U+122C1 "𒋁" Cuneiform Sign Shesh2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒋁

U+122C1 "𒋁" Cuneiform Sign Shesh2 is a character from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a specific logographic or syllabic value in the writing system used for ancient languages like Sumerian and Akkadian. This glyph belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, which was included to enable digital preservation and study of these historical inscriptions. The sign Shesh2 is a variant or alternative form of the more common cuneiform sign "SHESH" (𒋀), and it typically appears in texts from the third millennium BCE onward, often associated with numerals or as a phonetic element in personal names and administrative records. Scholars rely on such encoded characters to accurately transcribe and analyze clay tablet documents without relying on problematic substitutions.

General Properties

Code Point U+122C1
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Shesh2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒋁
HTML Hex Encoding 𒋁
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8B 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDEC1
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000122C1
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udec1

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