U+13158 "𓅘" Egyptian Hieroglyph G021 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓅘

U+13158 "𓅘" Egyptian Hieroglyph G021 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list categorized under the class of birds, specifically depicting a vulture or a similar raptor often used in ancient Egyptian writing. This hieroglyph typically served as a phonetic sign for the consonant sound "m" or as a determinative in words related to birds, flight, or concepts involving protection and motherhood, as the vulture was also a symbol for the goddess Nekhbet. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital encoding and accurate rendering of this sacred script used in religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records from the Pharaonic period.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13158
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G021
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅘
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD58
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013158
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd58

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-22-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A saharan helmeted guinea fowl (Numida m. meleagris), with a lappet.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	nḥ
kEH_UniK	G021
kEH_JSesh	G21
kEH_HG	G21
kEH_IFAO	200,4