U+121D4 "𒇔" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lagab Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+121D4 "𒇔" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lagab is a logogram from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a specific sign that is formed by the repetition or multiplication of the base "LAGAB" sign, a common pattern in cuneiform for creating related or intensified meanings. This particular character typically corresponds to the Sumerian word "gul" or "gul-gul," signifying concepts of "destroy," "destroyer," or "ruin," and it was employed in administrative, legal, and literary texts from the third millennium BCE onward. Its visual composition features two large rectangular blocks juxtaposed, echoing the fundamental "LAGAB" shape, which originally denoted a block or a mass. As a part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it enables modern digital representation and preservation of this ancient writing system, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to accurately render and share historical documents in electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+121D4
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lagab
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇔
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDD4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121D4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddd4

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