What 𒐔 means
In an additive U-series, 𒐔 records nine tens: 90.
Scholars use U as a transliteration label for a cuneiform number sign; it is not the Latin letter in the count. The notation 9(u) means nine U signs, each worth ten in this series.
Cuneiform bookkeeping began in Uruk in the late fourth millennium BCE; clay tablets recorded goods and rations. Later systems tied numerals to particular units, so the sign alone does not guarantee a modern quantity.
Why does 𒐔 look different in different fonts?
Period-specific fonts can give the same character different shapes.
In Unicode 17.0, reference glyphs are mainly in the style of Ur III, the Third Dynasty of Ur. Fonts made for other periods may draw 𒐔 differently; an empty box means the selected font lacks this character.
How is 𒐔 different from Nine Ash and Nine Dish?
Nine Ash and Nine Dish are separate numeral series, not font styles.
𒐇 is Nine Ash and 𒐎 is Nine Dish; 𒐔 belongs to the U series. A shared value label, nine, does not make these signs interchangeable.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does 𒐔 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 𒐔
𒐔\12414Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.