U+1302E "𓀮" Egyptian Hieroglyph A040A Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓀮

U+1302E "𓀮" Egyptian Hieroglyph A040A is a specific glyph from the Gardiner sign list representing a man with a lizard atop his head, and it is categorized under the broader group of Egyptian hieroglyphs for deities, persons, and occupations in the Unicode standard. This character belongs to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was introduced in Unicode 5.2 to digitally encode the ancient writing system of Egypt. The glyph depicts a seated male figure, often interpreted as a representation of a deity or a priestly figure, with the lizard serving as a possible emblem of protection or a specific divine attribute. Its usage in historical texts provides insight into religious iconography and the complex symbolic language of ancient Egyptian culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1302E
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A040A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓀮
HTML Hex Encoding	𓀮
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x80 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC2E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001302E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc2e

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-26-013
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, seated, both knees up, with covered legs and arms, with a long-curved beard and long wig, holding a holding a sceptre with a straight shaft, topped with the head of the Seth animal.
kEH_Func	Classifier divinity
kEH_UniK	A040A
kEH_JSesh	A40A
kEH_HG	A40A
kEH_IFAO	38,14