U+1236E "𒍮" Cuneiform Sign Zum Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒍮

U+1236E "𒍮" Cuneiform Sign Zum is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block. This sign represents a phonetic value or logographic element used in writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, primarily dating back to the third millennium BCE. It is part of the vast repertoire of wedge shaped symbols impressed into clay tablets, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and transcription of ancient Mesopotamian texts in modern computing systems.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒍮
HTML Hex Encoding 𒍮
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF6E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001236E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf6e

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