U+1461C "𔘜" Anatolian Hieroglyph A485 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𔘜
U+1461C "𔘜" Anatolian Hieroglyph A485 is a sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logosyllabic writing system used primarily in the Bronze and Iron Ages to record the Luwian language in ancient Anatolia, present-day Turkey. This specific glyph, cataloged as A485 in the standard classification, represents the syllabic value "tu" or the logographic concept of a foot or leg, often depicted as a stylized stride or step. It appears in monumental inscriptions on stone monuments and seals, contributing to the decipherment of Hittite and Luwian cultural history by scholars such as Emmanuel Laroche. The inclusion of this character in Unicode enables digital preservation and study of this ancient script across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1461C |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Anatolian Hieroglyph A485 |
| Block | Anatolian Hieroglyphs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𔘜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𔘜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x94 0x98 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD811 0xDE1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001461C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud811\ude1c |
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 |