U+1215C "𒅜" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Bad Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒅜
U+1215C "𒅜" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Bad is a specific composite sign from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a ligature formed by combining the signs for "Ka" and "Bad" written together as a single character. This glyph was used in cuneiform writing on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia, primarily for the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, where such composite signs often conveyed specific syllables, words, or logographic meanings. The sign falls within the Unicode Cuneiform block, which was added to support the digital encoding and scholarly study of this ancient writing system, allowing for accurate representation in modern text processing and archaeological research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1215C |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Bad |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒅜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒅜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD5C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001215C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd5c |