U+1236C "𒍬" Cuneiform Sign Zu5 Times A Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒍬

U+1236C "𒍬" Cuneiform Sign Zu5 Times A is a specific glyph from the Cuneiform script, an ancient writing system used in Mesopotamia, which represents a compound sign formed by combining the sign for "Zu5" with the sign for "A." This character is part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, which was added to encode the hundreds of distinct wedge‑shaped symbols used for writing Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages. The "Zu5 Times A" designation indicates that the sign is a ligature or a graphic composite of these two elements, often employed in scholarly transliterations to denote a particular phonetic or logographic value within cuneiform texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation and study of ancient inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1236C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Zu5 Times A
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒍬
HTML Hex Encoding 𒍬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF6C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001236C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf6c

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