U+12318 "𒌘" Cuneiform Sign Ud Times U Plus U Plus U Gunu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12318 "𒌘" Cuneiform Sign Ud Times U Plus U Plus U Gunu is a complex logographic sign from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically composed by combining the sun or day sign UD with three additive instances of the U sign and the GUNU diacritic, which indicates a modified or decorative variant of the base sign. This character represents a specialized scribal formation used in administrative or religious texts to denote a specific concept, likely related to time, light, or a deity, as the component UD often carries solar or temporal meanings. Its inclusion in Unicode's Cuneiform block since version 8.0 facilitates digital preservation and scholarly analysis of ancient Mesopotamian writing, allowing modern researchers to accurately encode and study such intricate ligatures that reflect the layered semantics of cuneiform literacy.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒌘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒌘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDF18 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012318 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udf18 |
Unicode Properties