U+12471 "𒑱" Cuneiform Punctuation Sign Vertical Colon Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒑱

U+12471 "𒑱" Cuneiform Punctuation Sign Vertical Colon is a specialized punctuation mark used in the cuneiform script, one of the earliest known systems of writing, which was employed in ancient Mesopotamia for languages like Sumerian and Akkadian. This character functions as a divider or separator within cuneiform texts, likely indicating a break or pause between words, phrases, or sections of a document, similar to how a modern colon or vertical line might organize written content. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately represent this ancient symbol in modern electronic texts, preserving the integrity of historical inscriptions and enabling the study of Mesopotamian literature and record keeping.

General Properties

Code Point	U+12471
Version Added	5.0
Name	Cuneiform Punctuation Sign Vertical Colon
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 0xB1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD809 0xDC71
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00012471
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud809\udc71

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