U+12222 "𒈢" Cuneiform Sign Ma Gunu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒈢

U+12222 "𒈢" Cuneiform Sign Ma Gunu is a specific glyph from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, classified under the Sundae supplement to the basic "Ma" sign, where "gunu" indicates a variant that is visually modified by the addition of vertical or diagonal wedges, often to create a more complex phonetic or logographic value. This sign was used in Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems to represent either a syllable or a word element, typically employed within administrative, legal, or literary texts inscribed on clay tablets. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and modern digital systems can accurately encode and display this historic character, thereby facilitating the study and preservation of one of humanity’s earliest known forms of writing.

General Properties

Code Point U+12222
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ma Gunu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒈢
HTML Hex Encoding 𒈢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE22
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012222
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude22

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter