What 𒄃 means
It has several readings, not one fixed English translation. In scholarly sign notation, GI%GI means GI crossed with GI. Sumerian readings transliterated as gil and gilim cover crossing, lying across, barring, or blocking; Akkadian use also includes “lie across,” “wreath” or “crown,” and “obstruct.”
Why does the sign look different?
Its shape depends on period, region, and font. The earliest complete cuneiform records from Uruk date to around 3500–3200 BCE and include administrative records. That gives the script’s early setting, not a date for 𒄃 itself.
As of 2026, digital fonts may render this sign with different outlines; cuneiform signs also varied by period and region.
Who writes 𒄃
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Don't confuse it with
1𒄀𒄀 Two adjacent GI signs remain two signs; they do not stand in for the single crossed sign 𒄃.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𒄃 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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- Also called
- GIL · GILIM · GIB
- Search it as
- gi16 · gi%gi · GI crossed with GI
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒄃\12103|GI%GI|; % marks crossing. This is sign notation, not the Unicode character itself.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.