What 𒐅 means
It is a cuneiform seven in the AŠ number family. AŠ is the scholars’ label for that family.
It appears in records of grain, livestock, wood, containers, and areas; nearby unit signs identify what is counted or measured.
Related cuneiform number systems appear by the fourth millennium BCE, with curved and flat signs; later scribal styles changed wedge layouts, which fonts retain.
Historical and literal; nearby signs identify the measure.
Keep it distinct from 𒐌, the DIŠ/IMIN seven.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsSent alone
Seven; the unit is unstated.
With a unit sign
Seven in that system; surrounding signs identify what is counted.
Don't confuse it with
4𒐀𒐁𒐂𒐃
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash
shares “ash”, “cuneiform”, “numeric”, “sign”
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Ash
shares “ash”, “cuneiform”, “numeric”, “sign”
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Ash
shares “ash”, “cuneiform”, “numeric”, “sign”
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Ash
shares “ash”, “cuneiform”, “numeric”, “sign”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𒐅 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 𒐅
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 12405, then Alt+X to get 𒐅.
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 seven ash”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 12405, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𒐅CSS
\12405How to type 𒐅
Use a Unicode picker that accepts U+12405; typing 7 inserts a different character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𒐅
HTML hex
𒐅
CSS content
content: "\12405";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%92%90%85
1
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.