U+121C6 "𒇆" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Gud Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒇆

U+121C6 "𒇆" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Gud is a specific sign from the cuneiform writing system, one of the earliest scripts developed by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia. This character represents a compound or complex sign formed by combining the base "Lagab" sign with the "Gud" sign, typically inscribed using a wedge shaped stylus on clay tablets. It was used primarily for recording the Sumerian and Akkadian languages in administrative, economic, and literary texts, with its specific meaning often dependent on the phonetic or ideographic reading assigned within a given context. The sign contributes to understanding the rich logographic and syllabic nature of cuneiform, where multiple elements could be layered to express nuanced concepts or syllables.

General Properties

Code Point U+121C6
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Gud
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇆
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDC6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121C6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddc6

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter