U+13015 "𓀕" Egyptian Hieroglyph A017A Unicode Character

U+13015 "𓀕" Egyptian Hieroglyph A017A is a sign from the Gardiner sign list representing a seated man with his hand to his mouth, often interpreted as the determinative for actions related to eating, drinking, speaking, or thinking in ancient Egyptian writing. This glyph belongs to Category A, which depicts human figures and activities, and it functions as a logogram or determinative in hieroglyphic texts, helping to clarify the meaning of adjacent phonetic signs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of this ancient script, preserving a small but meaningful piece of Egyptological history.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13015
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A017A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓀕
HTML Hex Encoding	𓀕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x80 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC15
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013015
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc15

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	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian 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

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat	A-23-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Child, seated on nothing, forelegs spread, right arm forward, extended towards the knee, hand palm down, left arm hanging beside the body.
kEH_Func	Classifier youth/child
kEH_UniK	A017A
kEH_JSesh	A17A