U+13040 "𓁀" Egyptian Hieroglyph A055 Unicode Character

U+13040 "𓁀" Egyptian Hieroglyph A055 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list depicting a seated figure with a hand to the mouth, commonly interpreted as the hieroglyph for "eat," "drink," "speak," or "think" due to its association with the head and mouth. This specific character is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, encoded to support the transcription and digital preservation of ancient Egyptian texts. It typically functions as a determinative in writing, clarifying the meaning of adjacent phonetic signs related to actions involving the mouth or head.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13040
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A055
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓁀
HTML Hex Encoding	𓁀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x81 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC40
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013040
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc40

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-32-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A mummy with a long-curved beard, lying horizontally on top of a bed.
kEH_Func	Logogram (to sleep/to spend the night)
kEH_FVal	sḏr
kEH_UniK	A055
kEH_JSesh	A55
kEH_HG	A55