U+144C8 "𔓈" Anatolian Hieroglyph A173 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+144C8 "𔓈" Anatolian Hieroglyph A173 is a logographic symbol from the Anatolian Hieroglyphic script, used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages for writing the Luwian language in ancient Anatolia, encompassing parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria. This specific glyph, cataloged as A173 in the standard sign list, represents the syllable "pu" or the concept of "cubit" and often depicts a stylized forearm or measuring unit. It belongs to the Anatolian Hieroglyphs Unicode block, encoding a writing system that fell into disuse around the 7th century BCE and was deciphered in the 20th century through studies of bilingual inscriptions. The character's inclusion in Unicode allows for its digital representation in modern text, aiding scholarly research and preservation of this ancient script.

General Properties

Code Point U+144C8
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A173
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔓈
HTML Hex Encoding 𔓈
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x93 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDCC8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000144C8
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udcc8

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