U+12029 "𒀩" Cuneiform Sign Alan Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒀩
U+12029 "𒀩" Cuneiform Sign Alan is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the syllable or logogram "alan," which typically means "image," "statue," or "form" in these early Mesopotamian languages. This sign is part of the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block, which encodes characters from the writing system used in the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to the first century CE. As a digital representation of a historical symbol, U+12029 enables scholars and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and display ancient texts in modern computing environments, preserving the linguistic heritage of civilizations like Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12029 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Alan |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC29 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012029 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc29 |