U+12425 "𒐥" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Shar2 Variant Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒐥

U+12425 "𒐥" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Shar2 Variant Form is a specific graphical representation used in the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script to denote the numeric value of 3 Shar2, which in Sumerian metrology represents a large unit of measure equivalent to 3,600 or 36,000 units depending on context, often used for counting grain or area. This particular variant form, as its name suggests, offers an alternate wedge-shaped arrangement or stylistic difference from the standard sign for "Three Shar2", highlighting the flexibility and complexity of cuneiform numerical notation. It belongs to the "Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation" block of the Unicode standard, which was added to support the digital encoding of these ancient symbols for academic and historical text processing.

General Properties

Code Point U+12425
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Shar2 Variant Form
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒐥
HTML Hex Encoding 𒐥
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC25
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012425
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc25

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