U+12300 "𒌀" Cuneiform Sign Til Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒌀
U+12300 "𒌀" Cuneiform Sign Til is a logogram from the ancient cuneiform script used primarily for writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages in Mesopotamia. This particular sign, known as "Til," often carries the meanings of "life" or "to live" in Sumerian and can also function as a phonetic element or determinative in various contexts. It is part of the Unicode block dedicated to preserving extinct writing systems, allowing modern digital representation of this wedge shaped character originally inscribed on clay tablets.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12300 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Til |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012300 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf00 |