U+1306D "𓁭" Egyptian Hieroglyph C016 Unicode Character

U+1306D "𓁭" Egyptian Hieroglyph C016 is a depiction from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically representing a seated man with a hand to his mouth, an ideogram commonly interpreted as meaning "eat," "drink," "speak," or "think," depending on the context. This glyph is classified under the category of human figures and occupations in Gardiner's sign list, and it was frequently used in funerary texts and daily inscriptions to convey actions involving consumption or communication. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation and study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, preserving a vital element of one of the world's oldest written languages.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1306D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph C016
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓁭
HTML Hex Encoding	𓁭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x81 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC6D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001306D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc6d

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-30-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, seated, both knees up, with covered legs and arms, with a long, curved beard, wearing the double crown (S5), holding a tie or strap, used with sandals (ankh sign, S34), angling forward.
kEH_Func	Logogram (Atum)
kEH_FVal	ꞽtmw
kEH_UniK	C016