U+13106 "𓄆" Egyptian Hieroglyph F008 Unicode Character

U+13106 "𓄆" Egyptian Hieroglyph F008 is a representation of a bovine head or the head of an ox, specifically corresponding to the Gardiner sign list category F for parts of mammals. This hieroglyph, known for its distinct horned and long-snouted profile, commonly served as a logograph for the word "kꜣ" meaning bull or cattle, and was also used phonetically to represent the sound "kꜣ" in the ancient Egyptian writing system. It appears in religious and funerary texts, where the bull symbolized strength, virility, and the regenerative power of the god or pharaoh, and was often employed in the phonetic writing of words related to the soul or sustenance.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13106
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph F008
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓄆
HTML Hex Encoding	𓄆
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x84 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD06
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013106
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd06

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	F-02-009
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The forepart of a ram (Ovis longipes palaeo-aegyptiacus), with beard.
kEH_Func	Logogram (worth, dignity, renown)
kEH_FVal	šf.yt
kEH_UniK	F008
kEH_JSesh	F8
kEH_HG	F8