U+14427 "𔐧" Anatolian Hieroglyph A038 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+14427 "𔐧" Anatolian Hieroglyph A038 is a glyph from the Anatolian Hieroglyphic script, a writing system used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages by the Luwian language speakers in ancient Anatolia, modern-day Turkey. This specific sign, classified as A038, represents a syllabic or logographic symbol whose precise phonetic value or meaning is often determined through contextual analysis in inscriptions found on stone monuments and seals. The character belongs to a corpus that scholars have worked to decipher since the 19th century, revealing details about Hittite and Luwian culture, including royal proclamations and religious texts. As part of Unicode’s inclusion of historic scripts, this character allows for digital preservation and scholarly study of a writing system that was largely forgotten until its rediscovery through archaeological excavations.

General Properties

Code Point U+14427
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A038
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔐧
HTML Hex Encoding 𔐧
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x90 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDC27
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014427
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udc27

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