U+121FD "𒇽" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒇽

U+121FD "𒇽" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 is a specific Sumerian logogram from the Cuneiform script, which was used for writing several ancient languages of Mesopotamia, most notably Sumerian and Akkadian. This sign, read as "lu2" in Sumerian, primarily means "person," "man," or "human being," and it appears frequently in cuneiform texts to denote individuals, people, or titles, often as a determinative or a standalone noun in economic, administrative, and literary records. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and preservation of this ancient writing system, facilitating modern scholarship and digital humanities projects focused on the study of early human civilization and language.

General Properties

Code Point U+121FD
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lu2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇽
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇽
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDFD
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121FD
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddfd

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