U+12410 "𒐐" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+12410 "𒐐" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five U is a glyph from the Unicode Standard representing a numerical value in the ancient cuneiform script, specifically the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block. This character denotes the number five, with the "U" designation likely referring to a distinct graphical variant or regional style of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia. It is part of a broader set of numeric signs that were employed for accounting, administrative records, and mathematical notations on clay tablets by civilizations such as the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for the digital encoding and preservation of these historical numerical symbols, facilitating scholarly research and accurate representation of ancient texts in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+12410
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five U
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒐐
HTML Hex Encoding 𒐐
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC10
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012410
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc10

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 5
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