U+1CDFC "𜷼" Down-Pointing Frog Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1CDFC "𜷼" Down-Pointing Frog is a rare and relatively recent addition to the Unicode Standard, part of the Supplementary Multilingual Plane within the Cuneiform script block, specifically associated with the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform set used to represent an inverted or downward-pointing frog symbol. This glyph is believed to have originated in ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform writing, where it functioned as a determinative or logogram for the word "frog" or "toad" in Sumerian and Akkadian texts, often carrying symbolic meanings related to fertility, transformation, or aquatic environments. The character's design explicitly depicts a frog oriented with its head downward, and its encoding ensures that this specific ancient representation can be accurately reproduced in modern digital text, preserving an element of cuneiform script's rich pictographic heritage. Its addition to Unicode helps scholars and digital humanists reliably transcribe and study cuneiform artifacts that feature this
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𜷼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𜷼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9C 0xB7 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD833 0xDDFC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001CDFC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud833\uddfc |
Unicode Properties