U+12443 "𒑃" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Seven Variant Form Imin B Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒑃

U+12443 "𒑃" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Seven Variant Form Imin B is a numerical symbol from the ancient cuneiform script used primarily in Mesopotamia, representing the number seven in a specific variant form known as "Imin B." This character belongs to the block of Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation, which encodes the diverse numerical and accounting signs that were impressed into clay tablets by scribes of the Sumerian, Akkadian, and other cultures thousands of years ago. The "Imin" designation indicates its relation to the Sumerian word for seven, and this variant form likely reflects stylistic differences or distinct usage within a particular period or scribal tradition. As part of the Unicode Standard, it enables modern digital representation and study of these ancient numbering systems, preserving a small but important piece of the world's earliest written records.

General Properties

Code Point U+12443
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Seven Variant Form Imin B
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒑃
HTML Hex Encoding 𒑃
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC43
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012443
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc43

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 7
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