U+1202A "𒀪" Cuneiform Sign Aleph Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒀪
U+1202A "𒀪" Cuneiform Sign Aleph is a cuneiform glyph that represents the glottal stop sound, similar to the Semitic letter aleph, in the writing system of ancient Sumerian and Akkadian languages. This character is part of the Cuneiform block in the Unicode Standard, which encodes the wedge-shaped script used for over three millennia across Mesopotamia. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of ancient texts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to study and share historical inscriptions from the region's earliest civilizations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1202A |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Aleph |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC2A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001202A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc2a |