U+12195 "𒆕" Cuneiform Sign Kak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆕
U+12195 "𒆕" Cuneiform Sign Kak is a cuneiform character used in the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems. This particular sign, known as KAK, primarily represents the syllable "kak" and could also function as the word for a weapon, arrow, or projectile, often associated with the god of war and hunting in Mesopotamian mythology. It belongs to the "Cuneiform" Unicode block and dates back to texts from the third millennium BCE, where it appears in both logographic and syllabic contexts across administrative, religious, and literary records. The sign’s wedge shaped form reflects the distinctive markings made by a stylus on clay tablets, a cornerstone of early written communication in the ancient Near East.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12195 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Kak |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD95 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012195 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd95 |