U+120F2 "𒃲" Cuneiform Sign Gal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒃲

U+120F2 "𒃲" Cuneiform Sign Gal is a graphical representation of a cuneiform glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems, specifically representing the word "gal," which means "great" or "big" in the Sumerian language. This sign was often used as a determinative or an adjective in Mesopotamian texts, appearing frequently in royal inscriptions and administrative records to denote size, importance, or magnitude. As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it allows modern digital preservation and study of this historic script, bridging ancient linguistic practices with contemporary computing.

General Properties

Code Point U+120F2
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Gal
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒃲
HTML Hex Encoding 𒃲
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDCF2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000120F2
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udcf2

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter