U+12108 "𒄈" Cuneiform Sign Gir2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒄈
U+12108 "𒄈" Cuneiform Sign Gir2 is a specific cuneiform sign from the ancient Mesopotamian writing system, representing the syllable "gir" or "ger" and often associated with the concept of a knife or sharp object. This sign belongs to the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, which was used for writing Sumerian and Akkadian languages on clay tablets, and it is encoded in the Unicode standard under the "Cuneiform" block. The "Gir2" designation distinguishes this particular sign from other visually similar cuneiform characters, allowing for precise digital representation and study of ancient texts in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12108 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Gir2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒄈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒄈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x84 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD08 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012108 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd08 |