U+1250D "𒔍" Cuneiform Sign Lak-648 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒔍

U+1250D "𒔍" Cuneiform Sign Lak-648 is a specific character within the Cuneiform script, which is one of the earliest known systems of writing, originally developed by the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia. This particular sign is part of the extensive repertoire of cuneiform symbols cataloged under the "Lak-648" designation, a reference to the scholarly list that helps identify and organize these ancient wedge-shaped marks. Like many cuneiform signs, Lak-648 could represent a syllable, a word, or a logogram, depending on its context in historical texts, although its precise meaning is often determined by philological research and archaeological discoveries. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars, historians, and linguists can accurately encode and exchange this ancient symbol in modern digital formats, preserving the legacy of early human communication for study and analysis.

General Properties

Code Point U+1250D
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lak-648
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒔍
HTML Hex Encoding 𒔍
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x94 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDD0D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001250D
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udd0d

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