U+12305 "𒌅" Cuneiform Sign Tu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒌅
U+12305 "𒌅" Cuneiform Sign Tu is a standardized digital representation of a specific wedge-shaped marking used in the ancient writing system of Mesopotamia, known as cuneiform. This particular sign, pronounced "tu," was employed by scribes writing in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, often serving as a syllabic element in words or as part of a larger logographic compound. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard, within the Cuneiform block ranging from U+12000 to U+123FF, ensures that scholars and digital humanists can accurately encode, display, and exchange this ancient script across modern computer systems and databases.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12305 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Tu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF05 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012305 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf05 |