U+1304E "𓁎" Egyptian Hieroglyph A069 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓁎

U+1304E "𓁎" Egyptian Hieroglyph A069 is a pictographic symbol from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically classified under Gardiner's sign list as A069, which depicts a seated figure with a hand to the mouth, commonly interpreted as representing the concept of "eating," "drinking," or "speaking." In Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, this sign functions as a determinative for verbs and nouns related to these actions, often appearing in words like "wnm" (to eat) or "swr" (to drink). Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and preservation of this historical script, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode and display this element of the world's earliest known writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1304E
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A069
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓁎
HTML Hex Encoding	𓁎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x81 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC4E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001304E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc4e

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-01-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, seated, right knee raised, right arm raised, left arm hanging beside the body.
kEH_Func	Classifier occupation/relationship
kEH_UniK	A069
kEH_JSesh	A71
kEH_HG	A71
kEH_IFAO	1,5