What 𒐎 means
It marks nine units in a cuneiform counting system. Scholars write its name as 9(diš) or 9(disz); DIŠ names the series.
The unit and measurement system tell whether it counts capacity, length, area, weight, or objects.
Its numeral tradition reaches curved signs from the fourth and third millennia BCE. Later wedge marks on clay served administration and Old Babylonian scribal lessons in Mesopotamia.
A historical numeral, read with its unit and number system.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Can I use it as an everyday 9?
No. It belongs to a historical notation, not general decimal writing.
How to type 𒐎
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1240E, then Alt+X to get 𒐎.
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 nine dish”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1240e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𒐎CSS
\1240ECodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𒐎
HTML hex
𒐎
CSS content
content: "\1240E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%92%90%8E
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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.