U+12028 "𒀨" Cuneiform Sign Al Times Ush Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒀨
U+12028 "𒀨" Cuneiform Sign Al Times Ush is a composite glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the combination of the signs AL and USH written in a stacked or "times" configuration. This sign was used in Mesopotamian writing, particularly in the third and second millennia BCE, as a logographic or syllabic element within administrative, legal, or literary texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard under the Cuneiform block (U+12000 to U+123FF) enables digital preservation and accurate rendering of this historic script, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to study and reproduce ancient inscriptions in modern electronic documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12028 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Al Times Ush |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC28 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012028 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc28 |