U+12023 "ð’€£" Cuneiform Sign Al Times Gish Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12023 "ð’€£" Cuneiform Sign Al Times Gish is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a combination of the signs "AL" and "GISH" (the latter also meaning "wood" or "tree") used in ancient Mesopotamian writing. This compound sign was employed in the syllabic and logographic writing systems of Sumerian and Akkadian languages, typically appearing in administrative, religious, or lexical texts on clay tablets. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for digital preservation and scholarly study of this historic script, ensuring that such intricate sign combinations can be accurately represented in modern electronic documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12023 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Al Times Gish |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC23 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012023 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc23 |