U+12414 "𒐔" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐔
U+12414 "𒐔" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine U is a numeral symbol from the cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia, specifically representing the number nine. It belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, which encodes numeric and accounting signs derived from clay tablet inscriptions. This character is typically employed in scholarly contexts for digitizing and studying Sumerian and Akkadian texts, where it denotes the quantity nine in sexagesimal or decimal counting systems. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital preservation and analysis of historical documents that use this complex writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12414 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine U |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC14 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012414 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc14 |