U+12056 "𒁖" Cuneiform Sign Dag Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁖
U+12056 "𒁖" Cuneiform Sign Dag is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing system, representing a wedge shaped sign that was used as a syllabic or logographic element in cuneiform script. Originally inscribed on clay tablets with a reed stylus around 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia, this particular sign could denote the syllable "dag" or carry meanings related to concepts like a weapon, a battle, or a point, depending on its context within a text. Now encoded in the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block, it enables modern digital preservation, analysis, and display of these ancient inscriptions across electronic devices and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12056 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dag |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC56 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012056 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc56 |