U+12389 "𒎉" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Sheshig Times Bad Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒎉

U+12389 "𒎉" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Sheshig Times Bad is a specific glyph from the Cuneiform script, an ancient writing system used primarily for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian in Mesopotamia. Its name indicates it is a complex sign formed by combining the cuneiform sign for "Lu2" with the "Sheshig" (a modifying element often denoting a reduplication or phonetic complement) and "Times Bad," which likely refers to a multiplicative or compound composition involving the sign "Bad" (meaning "wall," "evil," or serving as a phonetic value). This character is part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, which was encoded to support the digital representation of these historical inscriptions, and it represents a rare or specialized logographic or syllabic value used in scholarly transcription of ancient texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+12389
Version Added 7.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Sheshig Times Bad
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒎉
HTML Hex Encoding 𒎉
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8E 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF89
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012389
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf89

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