U+12368 "𒍨" Cuneiform Sign Zig Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒍨
U+12368 "𒍨" Cuneiform Sign Zig is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing system, known as cuneiform, which was used in Mesopotamia. This sign carries the phonetic value "zig" and is part of a larger corpus of wedge shaped characters inscribed on clay tablets. Linguistically, the sign could serve as a syllabic element in words or as a logogram representing a particular concept or object, depending on the context of its use in administrative, legal, or literary texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and scholarly study of these historical scripts, enabling modern reproduction and analysis without relying on specialized fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12368 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Zig |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒍨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒍨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF68 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012368 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf68 |