U+12400 "𒐀" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐀
U+12400 "𒐀" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash is a numerical sign from the ancient cuneiform script, specifically representing the number two. This sign, part of the larger corpus of cuneiform numeric and punctuation symbols, was used by civilizations such as the Sumerians and Akkadians in their clay tablet record keeping and accounting systems. Its precise "Ash" form refers to a horizontal wedge shaped marking, and its encoding in the Unicode Standard allows modern digital typography to accurately preserve and render this historically significant character.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12400 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012400 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc00 |