U+12356 "𒍖" Cuneiform Sign Ushx Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒍖
U+12356 "𒍖" Cuneiform Sign Ushx is a complex grapheme from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, used in the writing of ancient Mesopotamian languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. The sign is a composite form, likely including the phonetic elements of "ush" with a distinguishing "x" indicating a specific reading or derived variant, and it belonged to the large inventory of wedge-shaped symbols inscribed on clay tablets by scribes for administrative, legal, and literary texts. While its precise syllabic or logographic value can vary by context, the Ushx sign represents the intricate system of combining wedges to convey sounds and meanings in one of humanity’s earliest writing traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12356 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ushx |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒍖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒍖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF56 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012356 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf56 |