U+14516 "ð””–" Anatolian Hieroglyph A244 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+14516 "ð””–" Anatolian Hieroglyph A244 is a logogram from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, which was used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages to write the Luwian language in what is now modern Turkey and northern Syria. This particular glyph, catalogued as A244 in the standard sign list, depicts a stylized animal or symbolic motif, and it functioned as a phonetic or semantic element within the script’s complex writing system. Adding it to Unicode in 2015 as part of the Anatolian Hieroglyphs block was a significant step for scholars and digital archivists, enabling the accurate digital representation and preservation of inscriptions found on stone monuments and seals from ancient civilizations like the Hittites. Its inclusion allows for more precise research, cross-referencing, and public access to the study of this ancient writing system without the need for specialized fonts or nonstandard characters.

General Properties

Code Point U+14516
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A244
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔔖
HTML Hex Encoding 𔔖
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x94 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDD16
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014516
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udd16

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