U+1231F "𒌟" Cuneiform Sign Um Times Me Plus Da Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1231F "𒌟" Cuneiform Sign Um Times Me Plus Da is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, encoded in the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, which represents a complex sign formed by combining the elements for "um," "times," "me," "plus," and "da." This type of compound sign was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing to convey nuanced phonetic or logographic values, often appearing in administrative, legal, or literary texts inscribed on clay tablets. The character's name follows a systematic convention used by scholars to describe how the sign is constructed, with "times" indicating a multiplicative or composite relationship and "plus" suggesting an additive one, reflecting the scribal practice of building new signs from existing ones to expand the writing system's expressive range. As part of the effort to digitally preserve ancient languages, this character enables modern researchers to accurately represent and study the rich linguistic heritage of early civilizati

General Properties

Code Point U+1231F
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Um Times Me Plus Da
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒌟
HTML Hex Encoding 𒌟
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF1F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001231F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf1f

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