U+1455B "𔕛" Anatolian Hieroglyph A309 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔕛

U+1455B "𔕛" Anatolian Hieroglyph A309 is a logographic symbol from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, which was used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages to write the Luwian language in ancient Anatolia, roughly corresponding to modern-day Turkey. This specific glyph, cataloged as sign A309, represents a phonetic or semantic element within the script, though its exact reading and meaning are subject to ongoing scholarly research and vary depending on its context in inscriptions. The character belongs to the Anatolian Hieroglyphs block of Unicode, which was added to the standard in 2015 to preserve and digitally represent this ancient writing system, allowing for the study and documentation of texts found on monuments, seals, and tablets from civilizations such as the Hittites and their successors.

General Properties

Code Point U+1455B
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A309
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔕛
HTML Hex Encoding 𔕛
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x95 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDD5B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001455B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udd5b

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