U+121D6 "ð’‡–" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+121D6 "ð’‡–" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lu is a compound sign from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, used in ancient Mesopotamia to represent a specific combination of wedge marks. It is formed by the superimposition of the Lagab sign over the Lu sign, creating a ligature that often carried a phonetic or logographic value in the writing of administrative, legal, or literary texts. This character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block, which includes many such complex signs that reflect the evolution of written language from pictographic origins to more abstract syllabic and word-sign representations. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and accurate reproduction of ancient inscriptions in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+121D6
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇖
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇖
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDD6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121D6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddd6

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