U+1CE56 "𜹖" Separated Block Sextant-23 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𜹖
U+1CE56 "𜹖" Separated Block Sextant-23 is a specialized symbol belonging to the Unicode block for early cuneiform or related ancient notation systems, most likely representing a specific numerical or administrative sign used in Mesopotamian record-keeping. Its name "Separated Block Sextant-23" suggests it depicts a divided or segmented block shape, possibly used in measuring or accounting contexts, with the number 23 indicating its place within a sequence of similar wedge-based glyphs. This character is rarely used in modern digital text but serves as a crucial artifact for scholars studying the script and mathematics of ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1CE56 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Separated Block Sextant-23 |
| 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 0xB9 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD833 0xDE56 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001CE56 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud833\ude56 |
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 |