U+1313E "𓄾" Egyptian Hieroglyph F053 Unicode Character

U+1313E "𓄾" Egyptian Hieroglyph F053 is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically classified under the category of fauna and depicting a mammal part, in this case representing a hippopotamus head or a related zoomorphic symbol. It belongs to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, which encodes numerous signs used to write the language of pharaonic Egypt, and its designation as F053 follows the Gardiner sign list classification system. This particular glyph would have been employed in monumental inscriptions and religious texts, often carrying symbolic meanings associated with the hippopotamus, such as strength or the goddess Taweret, who was often depicted with a hippo’s head.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1313E
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph F053
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓄾
HTML Hex Encoding	𓄾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x84 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD3E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001313E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd3e

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-02-021
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a ram (Ovis longipes palaeo-aegyptiacus), with beard, on top of a staff with a forked end.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	mdw
kEH_UniK	F053
kEH_JSesh	F59
kEH_HG	F59