U+1316F "𓅯" Egyptian Hieroglyph G041 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓅯

U+1316F "𓅯" Egyptian Hieroglyph G041 is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian script's Gardiner sign list, representing an owl depicted with its head turned to face the viewer. In the hieroglyphic writing system, this sign typically functions as a biliteral phonogram, conveying the sound combination "m" based on its role in the language, though it can also serve as a determinative or ideogram in certain contexts related to birds or the concept of "seeing." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts can digitally preserve, study, and replicate this historical character across modern computing platforms, bridging ancient Egyptian writing with contemporary digital text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1316F
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G041
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅯
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD6F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001316F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd6f

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-05-010
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons), alighting or flying up, with both wings behind the body.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḫn
kEH_UniK	G041
kEH_JSesh	G41
kEH_HG	G41
kEH_IFAO	174,13