U+1CE73 "" Separated Block Sextant-126 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1CE73 "" Separated Block Sextant-126 is a recently encoded symbol belonging to the Unicode Standard's repertoire for representing ancient cuneiform script, specifically used in scholarly and digital contexts for the accurate transcription of wedge-shaped marks from early Mesopotamian writing. This particular character, part of a larger set of cuneiform signs, denotes a separated block form of a sextant, which is a visual or structural element employed in the systematic notation of cuneiform fragments or tablets. Its inclusion ensures precise, machine readable representation for academic research, enabling linguists and historians to distinguish subtle variations in ancient text layouts without ambiguity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1CE73 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Separated Block Sextant-126 |
| 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD833 0xDE73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001CE73 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud833\ude73 |
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 |