U+1458A "ð”–Š" Anatolian Hieroglyph A349 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð”–Š

U+1458A "ð”–Š" Anatolian Hieroglyph A349 is a sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logosyllabic writing system used primarily in the Iron Age by the Luwian language in what is now Turkey and northern Syria. This specific glyph, cataloged as A349 in the standard sign list, typically represents the phonetic value "huwa" or a similar syllabic sound, and it often appears in monumental inscriptions carved on stone monuments and seals. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates the digital representation and study of this ancient script, aiding historians and linguists in preserving and analyzing texts from the Hittite and Neo-Hittite periods. The shape of the character, resembling a stylized abstract form, reflects the artistic conventions of the time, connecting modern scholarship to the administrative and ceremonial records of a lost civilization.

General Properties

Code Point U+1458A
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A349
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔖊
HTML Hex Encoding 𔖊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x96 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDD8A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001458A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\udd8a

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