U+12203 "𒈃" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Hi Times Bad Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒈃

U+12203 "𒈃" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Hi Times Bad is a specific logogram from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound sign composed of the individual signs for "lu2" (man or person), "hi" (mixed or combined), and "bad" (to open, separate, or an adjective for distant or dead). This character was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing to denote a particular phonetic or semantic value, often appearing in administrative, legal, or literary texts on clay tablets. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally encode one of the world's earliest writing systems, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study these ancient inscriptions in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+12203
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Hi Times Bad
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒈃
HTML Hex Encoding 𒈃
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE03
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012203
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude03

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