U+1212C "𒄬" Cuneiform Sign Hal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒄬
U+1212C "𒄬" Cuneiform Sign Hal is a graphic symbol from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, primarily representing the syllabic value "hal" in ancient Mesopotamian writing. This sign belongs to the Early Dynastic and Neo-Assyrian periods of cuneiform, where it was used to denote the syllable "hal" or the word for "to divide" or "to share," often appearing in administrative, legal, and literary texts inscribed on clay tablets. Encoded in the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, this character preserves a fragment of the world's earliest known writing system, allowing modern digital representation of a script that flourished from around 3200 BCE to the first century CE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1212C |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Hal |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒄬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒄬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x84 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001212C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd2c |