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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
The world's earliest writing system (~3500 BC), evolving from pictographs to wedge-shaped cuneiform pressed into clay tablets.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
U+Unicode Information
Total Characters
600
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
Sumerian
Countries
Iraq
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Learn More
Unicode blocks and external links
◫Unicode Blocks & Archive
12000–123FF
Cuneiform
922 characters
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12400–1247F
Cuneiform Numbers
116 characters
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12480–1254F
Early Dynastic Cuneiform
196 characters
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