U+13174 "𓅴" Egyptian Hieroglyph G045 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓅴

U+13174 "𓅴" Egyptian Hieroglyph G045 is a representation of a specific bird in the Gardiner sign list, classified under the category of birds (G) as a vulture or a similar raptor, and it is known by the phonetic value of “m” or as a logogram for the word “mwt” meaning mother. This hieroglyph features prominently in ancient Egyptian writing, often serving as a determinative in words related to mothers, death, or the vulture goddess Nekhbet, and it was also used in the spelling of the word for “vulture” itself. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation of this intricate symbol, preserving its cultural and linguistic significance for modern study and text rendering.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13174
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G045
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅴
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅴
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD74
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013174
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd74

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-03-005
kEH_Core	L
kEH_Desc	A forearm, with the palm of the hand facing upwards (D36), written over a quail chick (G43).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	wꜥ
kEH_UniK	G045
kEH_JSesh	G45
kEH_HG	G45
kEH_IFAO	172,1
kEH_AltSeq	1309D 13436 13171