U+1304D "𓁍" Egyptian Hieroglyph A068 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓁍

U+1304D "𓁍" Egyptian Hieroglyph A068 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list, specifically depicting a seated figure with a hand to the mouth, which is commonly interpreted as a symbol for eating, drinking, or speaking. This hieroglyph is often used as a determinative in Egyptian writing to clarify the meaning of words related to these actions, such as "to eat" or "to speak," and it belongs to the category of seated male deities or men in the hieroglyphic script. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and study of ancient Egyptian language and culture, enabling accurate rendering in modern text systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1304D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A068
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓁍
HTML Hex Encoding	𓁍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x81 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC4D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001304D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc4d

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-16-009
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, standing, right arm forward, forearm horizontal at the height of the waist, holding a knife (T30) at a forward angle, left arm hanging beside the body.
kEH_Func	Logogram (messenger)
kEH_FVal	wpw.ty
kEH_UniK	A068
kEH_JSesh	A199A
kEH_HG	A199A
kEH_IFAO	21,14