U+1231C "𒌜" Cuneiform Sign Udug Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒌜

U+1231C "𒌜" Cuneiform Sign Udug is an ancient Sumerian logogram used in cuneiform script, specifically representing the term "udug," which refers to a type of protective or malevolent spirit or demon in Mesopotamian mythology. This sign appears in lexical lists, incantation texts, and literary compositions from the third millennium BCE onward, often associated with both beneficent household deities and dangerous ghostly entities. As part of the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block, it was encoded in 2009 to support digital preservation and scholarly analysis of ancient Near Eastern writing systems, enabling modern researchers to accurately reproduce and study this historically significant character without relying on complex transliteration schemes.

General Properties

Code Point U+1231C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Udug
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒌜
HTML Hex Encoding 𒌜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF1C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001231C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf1c

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