U+1441E "𔐞" Anatolian Hieroglyph A029 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔐞

U+1441E "𔐞" Anatolian Hieroglyph A029 is a logogram from the Anatolian Hieroglyphic script used to write the Luwian language during the Bronze and Iron Ages in Anatolia and northern Syria, belonging to a corpus of over 500 signs that often represent words, syllables, or phonetic complements. This specific glyph, cataloged as A029 in the standard sign list, is generally interpreted to depict a human head or face and is believed to carry a phonetic value related to the sound "wa" or "wa/i" in its syllabic usage, though its precise function could vary based on context within monumental inscriptions and seals. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard, part of the Anatolian Hieroglyphs block released in version 8.0 in 2015, allows for the digital representation of these ancient symbols, aiding scholarly research and preservation of this distinct writing system. Its visual form typically shows a stylized profile of a head with a prominent nose and eye, reflecting the iconograp

General Properties

Code Point U+1441E
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A029
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔐞
HTML Hex Encoding 𔐞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x90 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDC1E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001441E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udc1e

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 Anatolian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions Anatolian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter