U+1246B "ð’‘«" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six U Variant Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1246B "ð’‘«" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six U Variant Form is a specialized numeral from the cuneiform script repertoire, used in ancient Mesopotamian texts to represent the number six in a specific graphical variant. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block and is encoded as a distinct sign separate from the standard cuneiform numeral for six, reflecting the nuanced orthographic practices of scribes who employed alternative shapes to clarify numerical values in context. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that researchers and digital humanities projects can accurately transcribe and display this variant form without losing the subtle distinctions present in original clay tablet inscriptions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1246B |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six U 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 | 𒑫 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑫 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC6B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001246B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc6b |