U+13043 "𓁃" Egyptian Hieroglyph A058 Unicode Character

U+13043 "𓁃" Egyptian Hieroglyph A058 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list, specifically depicting a seated man with his hand to his mouth, a gesture commonly associated with eating, drinking, or speaking. This hieroglyph serves as a determinative in ancient Egyptian writing, clarifying the meaning of related words, and can also function phonetically to represent the sound "r" in certain contexts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the accurate digital preservation and display of this important symbol from the rich corpus of Egyptian hieroglyphic script, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to study and communicate about ancient texts with greater ease.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13043
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A058
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓁃
HTML Hex Encoding	𓁃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x81 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC43
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013043
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc43

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-12-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, standing, back bent forward, both arms toward the front, holding a hoe with a rope connecting the two pieces (U6), with the forward piece at the level of the feet.
kEH_Func	Classifier hacking
kEH_FVal	ḫbs
kEH_UniK	A058
kEH_JSesh	A58
kEH_HG	A58
kEH_IFAO	16,4