U+1303C "𓀼" Egyptian Hieroglyph A051 Unicode Character

U+1303C "𓀼" Egyptian Hieroglyph A051 is a representation from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically classified under the category of a seated man with a hand to his mouth, often interpreted as a determinative or ideograph for concepts related to eating, drinking, speaking, or thinking. This glyph, part of Gardiner's sign list as A051, depicts a male figure in a seated posture with one hand raised to his lips, and it appears in ancient Egyptian texts to clarify the meaning of preceding words, particularly in contexts involving consumption or verbal expression. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for modern digital rendering and study of this ancient writing system, preserving a direct link to the linguistic and cultural practices of pharaonic Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1303C
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A051
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓀼
HTML Hex Encoding	𓀼
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x80 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC3C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001303C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc3c

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-25-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, with a short straight beard, seated on a chair, both arms extended forward, forearms horizontal, one above another, holding a flagellum (S45).
kEH_Func	Logogram (to be noble)
kEH_FVal	šps
kEH_UniK	A051
kEH_JSesh	A51
kEH_HG	A51
kEH_IFAO	36,9