U+14524 "𔔤" Anatolian Hieroglyph A258 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔔤

U+14524 "𔔤" Anatolian Hieroglyph A258 is a glyph representing a specific sign within the Anatolian Hieroglyphic script, also known as Luwian Hieroglyphs, which was used in ancient Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) from roughly the 14th to the 7th centuries BCE. This particular character, designated as A258 in the standard sign list, corresponds to a syllabic or logographic value, often interpreted as representing the sound "kwa" or "kuwa" based on scholarly transliterations. Found primarily in monumental inscriptions on stone and seal impressions, the sign is part of a script that was deciphered in the 20th century, revealing details about the language and culture of the Luwian people, a Bronze Age civilization contemporary with the Hittites.

General Properties

Code Point U+14524
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A258
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔔤
HTML Hex Encoding 𔔤
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x94 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDD24
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014524
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udd24

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