U+124E4 "𒓤" Cuneiform Sign Lak-220 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒓤

U+124E4 "𒓤" Cuneiform Sign Lak-220 is a graphical symbol from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, specifically representing a sign cataloged in the sign list referred to as "Lak-220." This character is part of the Cuneiform block in the Unicode Standard, which encodes thousands of wedge-shaped marks originally impressed onto clay tablets by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and other cultures in the ancient Near East. Like many cuneiform signs, Lak-220 could function as a logogram for a word or as a syllabic component within a complex writing system that was used for recording languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. Its specific phonetic or semantic value is determined by its context in surviving texts, often requiring scholarly interpretation through comparison with known sign lists and bilingual inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point U+124E4
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lak-220
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒓤
HTML Hex Encoding 𒓤
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x93 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDCE4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000124E4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udce4

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