U+14473 "𔑳" Anatolian Hieroglyph A102 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔑳

U+14473 "𔑳" Anatolian Hieroglyph A102 is a sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logographic and syllabic writing system used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages by the Luwian language in what is now modern Turkey and northern Syria. This specific glyph, cataloged as A102 in the standard sign list, typically represents a phonetic value or a syllabic unit, though its precise reading can vary depending on context within inscriptions. It was used on stone monuments, seals, and metal objects, primarily for royal and religious texts, and was deciphered in the 20th century by scholars such as Ignace Gelb and Emmanuel Laroche. The character is part of the Unicode Standard’s Anatolian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to enable digital encoding and study of this ancient script.

General Properties

Code Point U+14473
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A102
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔑳
HTML Hex Encoding 𔑳
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x91 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDC73
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014473
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udc73

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