U+14450 "𔑐" Anatolian Hieroglyph A071 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+14450 "𔑐" Anatolian Hieroglyph A071 is part of the Anatolian Hieroglyphs block, a script used primarily in the Hittite Empire and neighboring states during the Late Bronze Age, from around the 14th to the 8th centuries BCE, to write the Luwian language. This specific symbol, cataloged as A071 in the standard classification, represents a pictographic logogram or syllabic sign, often depicting a stylized animal head or another concrete object based on its visual form. It belongs to a corpus of over 500 known signs that were traditionally inscribed on stone monuments, seals, and lead strips, serving both administrative and monumental commemorative purposes. As a digital encoding in Unicode version 8.0, released in June 2015, this character allows for the modern digital representation and study of this ancient writing system, enabling scholars to preserve and analyze the linguistic and cultural heritage of Anatolia.

General Properties

Code Point U+14450
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A071
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔑐
HTML Hex Encoding 𔑐
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x91 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDC50
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014450
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udc50

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