U+12388 "𒎈" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Gi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒎈
U+12388 "𒎈" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Gi is a specific grapheme within the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, formed by the combination of the "LAGAB" sign (a large rectangular or enclosing shape) with the "GI" sign (a horizontal wedge) written inside it. This composite sign represents a phonetic or logographic syllable in ancient Mesopotamian writing systems, often associated with the sound values or meanings derived from "GI" modifying the base "LAGAB" character. Typically inscribed with a wedge-shaped stylus on clay tablets, this character was used in administrative, legal, and literary texts, and its encoding in the Unicode Standard allows for its digital preservation and study in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12388 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Gi |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒎈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒎈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8E 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012388 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf88 |