U+1449A "ð”’š" Anatolian Hieroglyph A128 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð”’š

U+1449A "ð”’š" Anatolian Hieroglyph A128 is a specific sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logo-syllabic writing system used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages (roughly 14th to 7th centuries BCE) to write the Luwian language in ancient Anatolia, modern-day Turkey. Catalogued as sign A128 in Laroche’s standard classification, this particular glyph typically depicts a stylized human arm or hand, often interpreted as the logogram for the Luwian word meaning "to give" or "hand," functioning both as a standalone symbol and as a syllabic indicator within inscriptions carved on stone monuments and seals. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard since version 8.0 (2015) ensures digital representation for scholarly work in ancient Near Eastern studies, epigraphy, and historical linguistics.

General Properties

Code Point U+1449A
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A128
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔒚
HTML Hex Encoding 𔒚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x92 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDC9A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001449A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udc9a

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