U+14578 "𔕸" Anatolian Hieroglyph A334 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔕸

U+14578 "𔕸" Anatolian Hieroglyph A334 is a sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logographic and syllabic writing system used primarily in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age (roughly 14th to 7th centuries BCE) by the Luwian peoples in what is now modern-day Turkey and northern Syria. This specific glyph, cataloged as sign number A334, is often interpreted as representing the concept of a fortress or a protected settlement, depicted as a stylized structure with a rectangular base and two symmetrical, inward-facing flanking elements that suggest towers or fortified walls. It appears in monumental inscriptions on stone monuments, seals, and lead strips, where it functioned as a logogram for the Luwian word for "fortress" or "citadel," thereby providing valuable insight into the political and defensive symbolism of ancient Anatolian states.

General Properties

Code Point U+14578
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A334
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔕸
HTML Hex Encoding 𔕸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x95 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDD78
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014578
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udd78

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