U+12111 "ð’„‘" Cuneiform Sign Gish Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’„‘

U+12111 "ð’„‘" Cuneiform Sign Gish is a historical script character from the SumeroAkkadian cuneiform writing system, used primarily to represent the Sumerian word for "tree" or "wood" as well as functioning as a determinative that specifies or categorizes objects made of wood in ancient Mesopotamian texts. This sign also carries the phonetic value "gish" in Assyrian and Babylonian contexts, appearing in complex logograms and syllable constructions on clay tablets dating back to the third millennium BCE. As part of the Cuneiform Unicode block, it was encoded to support the digital preservation and scholarly study of one of humanity's earliest writing systems, enabling modern researchers and linguists to accurately transcribe and analyze ancient inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point U+12111
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Gish
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒄑
HTML Hex Encoding 𒄑
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x84 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD11
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012111
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd11

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