U+13157 "𓅗" Egyptian Hieroglyph G020A Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓅗

U+13157 "𓅗" Egyptian Hieroglyph G020A is a representation of a bird, typically identified as a vulture or a similar avian figure, as part of the Gardiner’s sign list under category G for birds. This specific hieroglyph is associated with the phonetic value "m" or "mꜣ" in ancient Egyptian writing, often used to denote the sound or concept related to the vulture in inscriptions. It appears in religious and funerary texts, such as the Pyramid Texts, where it symbolizes maternal protection or the goddess Nekhbet, who was depicted as a vulture and served as a protector of pharaohs. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for its digital representation in modern computing, facilitating the study and preservation of ancient Egyptian language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13157
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G020A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅗
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅗
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD57
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013157
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd57

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	G-09-013
kEH_Core	L
kEH_Desc	A mouth (D21), written over an owl (G17).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	mr (ꞽm.y-r)
kEH_UniK	G020A
kEH_JSesh	G90
kEH_HG	G90
kEH_IFAO	177,8
kEH_AltSeq	13153 13436 1308B