U+12173 "ð’…³" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Lu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð’…³
U+12173 "ð’…³" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Lu is a compound logogram from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, combining the signs for "ka" (mouth or speech) and "lu" (person or man) to represent a specific lexical or phonetic value. This character is part of the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform writing system, where ligatures and composite signs were frequently used to denote complex ideas, syllabic sounds, or semantic nuances in administrative, literary, and religious texts. Modern Unicode encoding preserves this historical glyph for digital representation, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately type and display this rare cuneiform sign on computers for research, education, or preservation of ancient languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12173 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Lu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒅳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒅳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x85 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012173 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd73 |