U+120F3 "𒃳" Cuneiform Sign Gal Gad over Gad Gar over Gar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𒃳
Source: Noto Sans Cuneiform Source: Browser Default

U+120F3 "𒃳" Cuneiform Sign Gal Gad over Gad Gar over Gar is a complex logogram from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a combination of smaller signs stacked vertically, where "GAL" (meaning "great" or "big") sits above a sequence of repeated "GAD GAR" elements, each signifying specific syllables or semantic concepts in ancient Mesopotamian languages. This character was typically used in administrative or literary texts on clay tablets, often as a determinative or part of a larger compound word to denote size, quality, or a specialized term related to garments or measurement. Its intricate structure reflects the cuneiform system's ability to convey nuanced meaning through spatial arrangement of wedges, and it remains of interest to epigraphers and digital humanities scholars studying the encoding of ancient scripts in modern text standards.

General Properties

Code Point
U+120F3
Name
Cuneiform Sign Gal Gad over Gad Gar over Gar

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𒃳
HTML Hex Encoding
𒃳
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD808 0xDCF3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000120F3
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud808\udcf3