U+14630 "𔘰" Anatolian Hieroglyph A508 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔘰

U+14630 "𔘰" Anatolian Hieroglyph A508 is a glyph from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script used primarily in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age by the Luwian people in ancient Anatolia, corresponding to modern-day Turkey. This specific sign, cataloged as A508, represents a syllabic or logographic element inscribed on stone monuments and seals, often conveying phonetic values or symbolic meanings related to royal titles, deities, or administrative terms. The script, which was deciphered largely through bilingual inscriptions, remains a key source for understanding Luwian language and Hittite-era culture, with each character like A508 providing a window into the complex writing system that flourished between the 14th and 7th centuries BCE. Though rarely used in modern digital contexts, its inclusion in Unicode ensures preservation for linguistic research, historical study, and digital typography of ancient scripts.

General Properties

Code Point U+14630
Version Added 8.0
Name Anatolian Hieroglyph A508
Block Anatolian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𔘰
HTML Hex Encoding 𔘰
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x98 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD811 0xDE30
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014630
C/C++/Java Escape \ud811\ude30

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