U+121F8 "𒇸" Cuneiform Sign Lil Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒇸
U+121F8 "𒇸" Cuneiform Sign Lil is a logogram from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, specifically representing the word for "demon" or "spirit," often associated with ghosts or evil forces in Sumerian and Akkadian texts. It visually depicts a stylized combination of wedges and lines characteristic of the cuneiform writing system, which was impressed onto clay tablets. This sign appears in mythological and magical inscriptions, such as the famous "Lilith" traditions, linking it to supernatural entities that could be both malevolent and protective. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately represent this historically significant script in modern text and research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121F8 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lil |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒇸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒇸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDF8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddf8 |