U+1224C "𒉌" Cuneiform Sign Ni Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒉌
U+1224C "𒉌" Cuneiform Sign Ni is an ancient script symbol originating from Sumerian cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems developed in Mesopotamia around 3200 BCE. This particular sign represents the syllable "ni" and was used in writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, often appearing in words related to concepts like "fear" or "dread" or as a phonetic component in compound signs. The character belongs to the Cuneiform block of Unicode, which was encoded to preserve and enable digital representation of these historically significant inscriptions that were typically pressed into clay tablets with a wedge shaped stylus.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1224C |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ni |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒉌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒉌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE4C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001224C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude4c |