U+1305C "𓁜" Egyptian Hieroglyph C002A Unicode Character

U+1305C "𓁜" Egyptian Hieroglyph C002A is a glyph representing a human figure with a pointed beard, typically identified as a seated man or a divine or royal figure in ancient Egyptian writing. It belongs to the category of anthropomorphic signs in the Gardiner sign list, specifically categorized under group C for deities and personifications, though it does not directly depict a specific god. This character carries the phonetic value of "s" and is often used as a determinative in words relating to high status, nobility, or deity, reflecting the importance of human representation in hieroglyphic script. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for accurate digital representation and study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, preserving a key element of ancient Egyptian language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1305C
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph C002A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓁜
HTML Hex Encoding	𓁜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x81 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC5C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001305C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc5c

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	C-09-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with the head of a falcon, with a sun disk (N5) on its head.
kEH_Func	Logogram (Re)
kEH_FVal	rꜥ
kEH_UniK	C002A
kEH_JSesh	C2A
kEH_HG	C2A
kEH_IFAO	62,9