U+12487 "ð’’‡" Cuneiform Sign Bu over Bu Times Na2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+12487 "ð’’‡" Cuneiform Sign Bu over Bu Times Na2 is a complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia, representing a ligature or compound sign where the character "Bu" appears stacked over another "Bu" multiplied by or combined with "Na2." This sign was part of a writing system that often created logographic or syllabic meanings through the visual overlay or repetition of basic signs, potentially conveying specific phonetic values or concepts in administrative, religious, or literary texts on clay tablets. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately encode and display this rare cuneiform form in modern computing environments without relying on specialized fonts or images.

General Properties

Code Point U+12487
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Bu over Bu Times Na2
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒇
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒇
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC87
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012487
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc87

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