U+13162 "𓅢" Egyptian Hieroglyph G030 Unicode Character

U+13162 "𓅢" Egyptian Hieroglyph G030 is a representation of a specific hieroglyphic sign that depicts a bird, typically identified as a heron or a similar wading bird, known as the “Benu” in ancient Egyptian mythology. This symbol carries significant symbolic meaning, often associated with creation, rebirth, and the sun god Ra, as the Benu bird was thought to be a divine manifestation that helped initiate the world from the primordial waters. In Egyptian writing, G030 appears in religious and funerary texts, such as the Pyramid Texts, where it denotes the concept of the benu-bird and is conceptually linked to the cycle of the sun and the soul's renewal. The character is encoded under the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in the Unicode standard, preserving its usage for digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13162
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G030
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅢
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅢
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD62
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013162
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd62

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-11-018
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Three saddle-billed storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), overlapping each other, the first bird having a lappet.
kEH_Func	Logogram (souls)
kEH_FVal	bꜣ.w
kEH_UniK	G030
kEH_JSesh	G30
kEH_HG	G30
kEH_IFAO	180,5