U+1219C "𒆜" Cuneiform Sign Kaskal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆜
U+1219C "𒆜" Cuneiform Sign Kaskal is a character from the ancient script of Sumero Akkadian cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems used in Mesopotamia. This specific sign, known as Kaskal, primarily represents the word for "road", "path", or "journey" in the Sumerian language, and was also used in Akkadian texts with similar meanings. Depicted as a stylized wedge shaped symbol, it is encoded in the Unicode standard’s Cuneiform block to allow digital representation and study of these historical inscriptions, enabling modern researchers and enthusiasts to accurately type and display this ancient sign in electronic documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1219C |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Kaskal |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD9C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001219C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd9c |