U+13023 "𓀣" Egyptian Hieroglyph A031 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓀣

U+13023 "𓀣" Egyptian Hieroglyph A031 is a representation of a seated figure from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically categorized under the Gardiner sign list as A031, which depicts a man with his hand to his mouth. This glyph is commonly interpreted as the ideogram or determinative for concepts related to eating, drinking, speaking, or thinking, often appearing in words such as "to eat" or "to be silent". Encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard, it allows for the digital preservation and reproduction of this historical script, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately include such symbols in modern text without relying on images or specialized fonts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13023
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A031
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓀣
HTML Hex Encoding	𓀣
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x80 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC23
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013023
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc23

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-02-030
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, standing, head facing forwards, arms raised behind him, hand palms outwards.
kEH_Func	Classifier turning away
kEH_UniK	A031
kEH_JSesh	A31
kEH_HG	A31
kEH_IFAO	4,16