U+12319 "𒌙" Cuneiform Sign Ud Gunu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒌙

U+12319 "𒌙" Cuneiform Sign Ud Gunu is a specific grapheme within the Cuneiform script, one of the earliest known systems of writing, which originated in ancient Mesopotamia. This particular sign represents a variant of the basic "UD" sign, distinguished by the "gunu" marking, which often indicates a scribal modification such as reduplication or a specific phonetic or syllabic value. In its historical use on clay tablets, this sign could function as a logogram for the Sumerian word for "sun" or "day," and it also held the syllabic value "tam" in the Akkadian language. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard under the Cuneiform block allows for its precise digital representation and preservation, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to study and reproduce ancient texts accurately.

General Properties

Code Point U+12319
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ud Gunu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒌙
HTML Hex Encoding 𒌙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF19
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012319
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf19

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter