U+12521 "ð’”¡" Cuneiform Sign Mush over Mush Times Kak Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’”¡

U+12521 "ð’”¡" Cuneiform Sign Mush over Mush Times Kak is a complex ligature in the Cuneiform script, representing a combination of the sign for "mush" repeated and multiplied by the sign "kak." This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, reflecting the intricate logographic and syllabic nature of ancient Mesopotamian writing systems. It was used primarily in administrative and economic texts, often to denote specific quantities or measurements, and its composition illustrates how scribes would stack or merge signs to create new meanings. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the rich linguistic heritage of early civilizations.

General Properties

Code Point U+12521
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Mush over Mush Times Kak
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒔡
HTML Hex Encoding 𒔡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x94 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDD21
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012521
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udd21

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