U+12470 "ð’‘°" Cuneiform Punctuation Sign Old Assyrian Word Divider Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð’‘°
U+12470 "ð’‘°" Cuneiform Punctuation Sign Old Assyrian Word Divider is a specific glyph used in the cuneiform script of the Old Assyrian period, serving as a word divider to separate lexical units in inscribed texts. Represented by a distinctive vertical wedge or pair of wedges, this punctuation mark was essential for clarifying the boundaries between words in a writing system that otherwise lacked consistent spacing. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the accurate digital representation and study of ancient Assyrian documents, preserving a functional element of scribal practice from the early second millennium BCE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12470 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Punctuation Sign Old Assyrian Word Divider |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒑰 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑰 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC70 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012470 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc70 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Break After |
| Script | Cuneiform |
| Script Extensions | Cuneiform |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Terminal Punctuation | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |