U+1442A "𔐪" Anatolian Hieroglyph A040 Unicode Character

U+1442A "𔐪" Anatolian Hieroglyph A040 is a symbol from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logographic writing system used primarily in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) during the Late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, notably by the Hittite Empire and Luwian-speaking populations. This specific glyph, classified as A040 in the standard sign list, typically represents a syllabic or ideographic value, often associated with the concept of "word" or "speech," and it appears in monumental inscriptions on stone monuments, seals, and official documents. Its encoding in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and linguists can digitally preserve and study this ancient script for ongoing research into Luwian language and Hittite culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1442A
Version Added	8.0
Name	Anatolian Hieroglyph A040
Block	Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𔐪
HTML Hex Encoding	𔐪
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x90 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD811 0xDC2A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001442A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud811\udc2a

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