U+1302C "𓀬" Egyptian Hieroglyph A039 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓀬

U+1302C "𓀬" Egyptian Hieroglyph A039 is a representation from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically part of the Gardiner sign list for the category of seated figures, where it depicts a seated man with his left hand raised to his mouth, often interpreted as the determinative for the verb "to eat" or "to drink" and related words concerning consumption or speech. This character was encoded in Unicode’s Egyptian Hieroglyphs block to support digital preservation and scholarly study of the language, allowing modern researchers and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and display the hieroglyph in digital text without relying on images. Its inclusion helps maintain a vital link between ancient Egyptian civilization and contemporary computational linguistics, ensuring that the script remains accessible for historical analysis, education, and cultural heritage projects.

General Properties

Code Point U+1302C
Version Added 5.2
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph A039
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓀬
HTML Hex Encoding 𓀬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x80 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80C 0xDC2C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001302C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80c\udc2c

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-21-001
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc Man, standing on the back of two animals, which look either way, man arms extended at either side of the body, holding both heads of the animals.
kEH_Func Logogram (Cusae)
kEH_FVal ḳꞽs
kEH_UniK A039
kEH_JSesh A39
kEH_HG A39
kEH_IFAO 32,4