U+121AC "𒆬" Cuneiform Sign Ku3 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆬
U+121AC "𒆬" Cuneiform Sign Ku3 is a logogram and syllabogram originating from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, where it represents the Sumerian word "ku3," meaning "bright," "shining," or "pure," and is also associated with the concept of metal, particularly silver or precious material in economic and administrative texts. It belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block within the Unicode Standard, allowing this historically significant sign to be digitally encoded and displayed in modern computing environments. This encoding preserves the character's role in reconstructing ancient Mesopotamian records, where it frequently appears in contexts related to trade, valuation, and ritual purity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121AC |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ku3 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDAC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121AC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddac |