U+12446 "𒑆" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Variant Form Ilimmu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒑆

U+12446 "𒑆" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Variant Form Ilimmu is a specific numeric symbol from the cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia, representing the number nine in a variant form associated with the Akkadian word "ilimmu." This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, which encodes various numerical notations and administrative signs from cuneiform writing systems. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and digital humanities projects to accurately represent and study these ancient numeric conventions in modern text and computing environments, preserving the distinct variant used in certain historical contexts or specific scribal traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+12446
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Variant Form Ilimmu
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒑆
HTML Hex Encoding 𒑆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC46
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012446
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc46

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 9
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