U+121E5 "𒇥" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒇥
U+121E5 "𒇥" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times U is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, used primarily in ancient Mesopotamia for writing on clay tablets. This character is a composite sign, formed by combining the base sign LAGAB with the phonetic or determinative element U, often representing a complex logogram or syllabic value in texts from the third millennium BCE. It belongs to the early writing system's repertoire of wedge-shaped marks, which could denote words, syllables, or semantic categories depending on context. In modern digital typography, this character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Cuneiform block, enabling preservation and scholarly study of ancient languages through electronic media.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121E5 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times U |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒇥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒇥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDE5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121E5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udde5 |