U+12480 "ð’’€" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Nun Tenu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+12480 "ð’’€" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Nun Tenu is a specific glyph from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, employed in the writing of ancient Mesopotamian languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. Its name indicates that it is a compound sign formed by combining the cuneiform characters for "Ab" and "Nun" with a "tenu" (or thin) modification, which typically signifies a phonological or graphic variant of the standard sign. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, though its usage is primarily textual rather than numeric, serving to represent a particular syllable or logogram in cuneiform inscriptions. Its encoding in Unicode facilitates digital preservation and scholarly study of ancient Near Eastern texts, allowing researchers to accurately render and share this complex writing system in modern electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+12480
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Nun Tenu
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒀
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒀
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC80
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012480
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc80

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 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