U+1CC77 "𜱷" Down-Facing Snake Head with Closed Mouth Unicode Character

U+1CC77 "𜱷" Down-Facing Snake Head with Closed Mouth is a symbol from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, classified within the Unicode block for early dynastic cuneiform signs. This specific glyph depicts a snake head oriented downward with its mouth shut, likely representing a phonetic or logographic element related to serpents, deities, or protective motifs in Mesopotamian writing systems. As part of the growing corpus of cuneiform characters being encoded for digital preservation, this character facilitates the accurate representation of texts from clay tablets and inscriptions, aiding scholars in linguistic and historical research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CC77
Version Added	16.0
Name	Down-Facing Snake Head with Closed Mouth
Block	Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𜱷
HTML Hex Encoding	𜱷
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9C 0xB1 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD833 0xDC77
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001CC77
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud833\udc77

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	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other