What 𒋛 means
One sign can mark “horn,” “to fill,” or a syllable. In Sumerian texts, SI can stand for a noun, a verb, or the syllable conventionally transliterated si. Grammar and neighboring signs show which reading fits.
Cuneiform began as record-keeping for goods in southern Mesopotamia in the late fourth millennium BCE. Sumerian, an ancient language of the region, used the same sign for words meaning “horn” and “to fill,” which sounded alike. Babylonian and Assyrian scribes later continued writing in cuneiform.
Don't confuse it with
4Combination ideas
2Together, SI and A form DIRI, a compound sign with its own value.
HU.SI is read U5, “to ride”; some period-specific fonts join the signs.
Questions people ask
1Does the cuneiform sign SI look different in different fonts?
Yes. Cuneiform sign shapes varied by region and period, so this is a representative form.
How to type 𒋛
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 122DB, then Alt+X to get 𒋛.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cuneiform sign si”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 122db, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𒋛CSS
\122DBCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𒋛
HTML hex
𒋛
CSS content
content: "\122DB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%92%8B%9B
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.