U+122C6 "𒋆" Cuneiform Sign Shim Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒋆
U+122C6 "𒋆" Cuneiform Sign Shim is a glyph from the Cuneiform script, an ancient writing system developed in Mesopotamia. This particular sign represents the syllabic value "shim" and was used in the Akkadian and Sumerian languages, among others, primarily on clay tablets for administrative, legal, and literary texts. It belongs to the Unicode block dedicated to cuneiform signs, which preserves the wedge shaped marks originally inscribed with a stylus. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of these historic writings, aiding scholars in the preservation and analysis of early human communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+122C6 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Shim |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒋆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒋆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8B 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDEC6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000122C6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udec6 |