U+1218D "𒆍" Cuneiform Sign Ka2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆍
U+1218D "𒆍" Cuneiform Sign Ka2 is a glyph used in the ancient cuneiform writing system of Mesopotamia, representing a specific syllabic or logographic value in languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. This particular sign, often functioning as the ÌR or KA2 variant, could denote a gate or doorway in logographic contexts, and it appears in a wide range of administrative, legal, and literary texts inscribed on clay tablets. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard under the Cuneiform block enables digital representation and preservation of these ancient scripts for modern scholarship and linguistic study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1218D |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ka2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001218D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd8d |