U+144BA "ð”’º" Anatolian Hieroglyph A159 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+144BA "ð”’º" Anatolian Hieroglyph A159 is a glyph from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a writing system used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages by the Luwian people in what is now modern Turkey and northern Syria. This particular sign, catalogued as A159, likely represents a phonetic or logographic element, often associated with a specific sound or concept in the Luwian language, though its exact value can vary depending on context. Carved on stone monuments and seals, such hieroglyphs were deciphered through comparative analysis with other ancient scripts, revealing details about Luwian culture, religion, and administration. The character is part of the Unicode Standard’s Anatolian Hieroglyphs block, encoding a historically significant script that bridges our understanding of ancient Near Eastern civilizations.

General Properties

Code Point U+144BA
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A159
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔒺
HTML Hex Encoding 𔒺
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x92 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDCBA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000144BA
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udcba

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