U+12228 "𒈨" Cuneiform Sign Me Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒈨

U+12228 "𒈨" Cuneiform Sign Me is a logographic or syllabic sign used in the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform writing systems, where it typically represents the phonetic value "me" or the concept of divine power, office, or rites. This character belongs to the Sumero Akkadian Cuneiform block in Unicode, which encodes wedge shaped marks pressed into clay tablets. In its historical context, the sign appears in various administrative, literary, and religious texts, often as a component in complex names or terms related to temple authority and cosmic decrees.

General Properties

Code Point U+12228
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Me
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒈨
HTML Hex Encoding 𒈨
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE28
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012228
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude28

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