U+121B6 "𒆶" Cuneiform Sign Kwu318 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆶
U+121B6 "𒆶" Cuneiform Sign Kwu318 is a specific glyph from the Cuneiform script, an ancient writing system used primarily for Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages of Mesopotamia. This particular sign, cataloged under the modern scholarly designation "Kwu318," represents a distinct syllabic or logographic value within the vast repertoire of cuneiform signs, which were impressed into clay tablets using a wedge shaped stylus. Belonging to the Unicode block "Cuneiform," the character is part of a digital encoding effort to preserve and represent these historic inscriptions, allowing researchers and linguists to accurately transcribe and study texts from ancient civilizations such as the Akkadian Empire and Sumer.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121B6 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Kwu318 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDB6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121B6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddb6 |