U+1246E "ð’‘®" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine U Variant Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1246E "ð’‘®" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine U Variant Form is a specialized graphical symbol from the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, used within the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script system to represent the numeric value nine in a variant or stylized form, distinct from the standard sign for the number nine. This particular variant, identified by the "U" designation, serves as a paleographic or orthographic alternative that appears in certain texts or inscriptions, likely reflecting differences in scribal traditions, regional usage, or chronological periods within cuneiform writing. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately encode and reproduce these nuanced numerical signs for research, publication, and preservation of ancient documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+1246E
Version Added 7.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine 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 𒑮
HTML Hex Encoding 𒑮
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC6E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001246E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc6e

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