U+12288 "𒊈" Cuneiform Sign Pi Times U2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒊈
U+12288 "𒊈" Cuneiform Sign Pi Times U2 is a glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, part of the Unicode block for early Mesopotamian writing. Its name reflects a scholarly designation meaning it is a compound sign combining the "PI" sign with the "U2" sign, representing a specific syllable or logographic value used in ancient texts. This cuneiform symbol, traced back to inscriptions from the third millennium BCE, was carved into clay tablets using a wedge shaped stylus, and today it is encoded in Unicode to ensure its digital preservation for linguistic and historical research. The character serves as a vital link to understanding the administrative, literary, and economic records of ancient civilizations like Sumer and Akkad.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12288 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Pi Times U2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒊈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒊈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012288 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude88 |