U+1237F "𒍿" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Ash3 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒍿

U+1237F "𒍿" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Ash3 is a sign in the Cuneiform script, which was used for writing the Sumerian, Akkadian, and other ancient Mesopotamian languages. This particular glyph is a compound sign, formed by combining the KA sign with the ASH3 sign, either as a ligature or to indicate a specific phonetic or syllabic value distinct from its components. It belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block of Unicode, reflecting the script's complex system of logograms and syllabic symbols. While its precise reading depends on historical context, it likely represents a syllable or word used in administrative, religious, or literary texts from the third millennium BCE.

General Properties

Code Point U+1237F
Version Added 7.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Ash3
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒍿
HTML Hex Encoding 𒍿
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF7F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001237F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf7f

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