U+1CE32 "𜸲" Large Type Piece Centre of X Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𜸲

U+1CE32 "𜸲" Large Type Piece Centre of X is a character within the Unicode Standard's “Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation” block, which encodes signs from the ancient cuneiform writing system used for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. This specific glyph represents a large type piece that denotes the concept of the "centre" or "middle" of the letter X, serving as a specialized punctuation or structural mark in the layout of cuneiform text. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates the accurate digital representation of scholarly transcriptions and publications dealing with cuneiform tablets, where such a symbol would indicate a precise spatial or textual notation. The character is rare and primarily of interest to historians, linguists, and digital humanities researchers working with ancient Near Eastern scripts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CE32
Version Added 16.0
Name Large Type Piece Centre of X
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 0xB8 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDE32
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CE32
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\ude32

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