U+14609 "𔘉" Anatolian Hieroglyph A466 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𔘉
U+14609 "𔘉" Anatolian Hieroglyph A466 is a sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, which was used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages to write the Luwian language in regions of modern-day Turkey and Syria. This specific glyph, cataloged as A466 in the standard classification, typically represents a phonetic syllable or a logographic element, often associated with meanings related to animals or natural concepts, though its precise interpretation can vary depending on the archaeological context and the text in which it appears. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard helps preserve and digitally represent the ancient writing system for scholarly study, linguistic research, and cultural heritage documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+14609 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Anatolian Hieroglyph A466 |
| Block | Anatolian Hieroglyphs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𔘉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𔘉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x94 0x98 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD811 0xDE09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00014609 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud811\ude09 |
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 |