U+121CF "𒇏" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Ki Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+121CF "𒇏" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Ki is a specific logogram from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound sign formed by combining the base sign LAGAB with the sign KI written inside or across it. This particular sign functions both phonetically and ideographically, often conveying meanings related to the concepts of "place," "ground," or "foundation" due to the inclusion of KI, which typically denotes "earth" or "location." Such compound signs were commonly used in administrative, legal, and literary texts from Mesopotamia, where scribes employed them to create precise lexical readings or to represent specific Sumerian words, though its exact phonetic value and usage could vary based on context and period.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇏
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDCF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121CF
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddcf

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