U+1234F "𒍏" Cuneiform Sign Uruda Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒍏

U+1234F "𒍏" Cuneiform Sign Uruda is a specific glyph from the ancient cuneiform script, which was used for writing several languages of the ancient Near East, most notably Sumerian and Akkadian. This particular sign, named "Uruda," is thought to represent the Akkadian word for "copper" or "bronze," and it was often used as a determinative in cuneiform texts to indicate that a following word or name pertained to metal or metallic objects. The character belongs to the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encompasses over 800 signs from this script, enabling modern digital representation and study of these historical writings. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and enthusiasts to accurately preserve and analyze ancient inscriptions, such as those on clay tablets, in electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+1234F
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Uruda
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒍏
HTML Hex Encoding 𒍏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF4F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001234F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf4f

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