U+13138 "𓄸" Egyptian Hieroglyph F050 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓄸

U+13138 "𓄸" Egyptian Hieroglyph F050 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list, specifically categorized under the section for parts of mammals, where it depicts a cow’s head or ox head. This hieroglyph was used in ancient Egyptian writing to phonetically represent the sound "k" or "q" and also functioned as a determinative for concepts related to cattle, strength, or bovine animals. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation and study of Egyptian texts, preserving a classical symbol that appears in inscriptions and papyri from the Pharaonic period.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13138
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph F050
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓄸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓄸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x84 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD38
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013138
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd38

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-28-013
kEH_Core	L
kEH_Desc	A folded piece of cloth (S29), written over an intestine, with the opening to the bottom right (F46).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	spẖr
kEH_UniK	F050
kEH_JSesh	F50
kEH_HG	F50
kEH_AltSeq	13132 13436 132F4