U+121EC "𒇬" Cuneiform Sign Lagar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒇬
U+121EC "𒇬" Cuneiform Sign Lagar is a wedge-shaped symbol from the Sumerian cuneiform script, used in ancient Mesopotamia on clay tablets. This sign represents a phonetic syllable or logogram, often associated with the word for a kind of pottery jar, vessel, or a measure of capacity in administrative and economic texts. Its design features multiple parallel inscribed wedges and a vertical stroke, characteristic of the archaic script that evolved from early pictograms. Being part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, it serves as a critical tool for scholars deciphering the economic, legal, and literary records of Sumerian, Akkadian, and other ancient Near Eastern languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121EC |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lagar |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒇬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒇬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddec |