U+1315D "𓅝" Egyptian Hieroglyph G026 Unicode Character

U+1315D "𓅝" Egyptian Hieroglyph G026 is a representation from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically depicting an Egyptian vulture or a similar avian figure, as categorized under Gardiner's sign list for birds. This particular glyph is classified as G026 and holds phonetic and symbolic significance, often associated with the sound value of "m" or used as a logogram within the writing system to represent concepts related to the bird or its attributes. Derived from the rich iconography of the Egyptian language, its encoding in Unicode ensures that scholars, hobbyists, and digital text systems can accurately preserve and transmit this historical symbol for academic study, cultural documentation, and modern typographic use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1315D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G026
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅝
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅝
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD5D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001315D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd5d

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-11-089
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) (G26A), on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Thot)
kEH_FVal	ḏḥwty
kEH_UniK	G026
kEH_JSesh	G26
kEH_HG	G26
kEH_IFAO	182,16