U+124AC "ð’’¬" Cuneiform Sign Esh2 Crossing Esh2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’’¬

U+124AC "ð’’¬" Cuneiform Sign Esh2 Crossing Esh2 is a rare and specialized graphic sign found within the Cuneiform block of the Universal Coded Character Set, representing a unique ligature form where two standard "Esh2" signs are visually crossed or overlapped. This character is part of the extensive Mesopotamian cuneiform writing system, which was used for recording Sumerian and Akkadian languages on clay tablets with wedge-shaped impressions. Its specific function is largely scribal or decorative, often appearing in lexical lists, scribal exercises, or as a variant notation within complex administrative or religious texts from the ancient Near East. As a distinct encoding, it serves to accurately preserve the diversity of wedge strokes and spatial arrangements that characterized ancient scribal practice, ensuring that such specialized glyphs remain digitally accessible for scholarly study and digital typography.

General Properties

Code Point U+124AC
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Esh2 Crossing Esh2
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒬
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDCAC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000124AC
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udcac

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