What 𒑩 means
In Elamite notation, 4(U) can mean forty.
Other cuneiform systems use different units, so the sign does not always equal modern 40.
Proto-cuneiform accounts around 3300 BC recorded goods and measures; that dates the wider tradition, not this variant.
Specialist notation for cuneiform study or deliberate historical styling.
Check the unit before reading it as 40.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsElamite account
4(U) may represent forty.
Beside a named measure
Use its system's unit before converting.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 𒑩 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 𒑩
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 12469, then Alt+X to get 𒑩.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cuneiform numeric sign four u variant form”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 12469, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𒑩CSS
\12469Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𒑩
HTML hex
𒑩
CSS content
content: "\12469";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%92%91%A9
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.