U+12420 "𒐠" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Geshu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒐠

U+12420 "𒐠" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Geshu is a numeral from the ancient cuneiform script used by Sumerians and Akkadians in Mesopotamia, representing the decimal value of three and functioning within a system of numerical notation based on a sexagesimal or decimal framework, known specifically as a "geshu" unit that denotes a measure of counting or capacity, often associated with grain or other goods in administrative texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard preserves this historical numeric symbol for modern digital use and scholarly study.

General Properties

Code Point U+12420
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Geshu
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒐠
HTML Hex Encoding 𒐠
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC20
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012420
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc20

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 3
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