U+12190 "𒆐" Cuneiform Sign Kad2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆐
U+12190 "𒆐" Cuneiform Sign Kad2 is a sign from the Mesopotamian cuneiform script, specifically representing a phonetic value of "kad" and belonging to the broader wedge-shaped writing system used primarily in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian languages. This particular glyph, part of the Cuneiform block in Unicode, appears as a combination of horizontal and vertical wedges arranged in a distinctive pattern that scribes would have pressed into clay tablets using a stylus. Its encoding allows modern scholars and digital linguists to preserve and reproduce ancient texts accurately, making it a vital character for academic study and digital heritage projects focused on Mesopotamian civilizations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12190 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Kad2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD90 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012190 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd90 |