U+1317C "ð“…¼" Egyptian Hieroglyph G052 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1317C "𓅼" Egyptian Hieroglyph G052 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list, specifically depicting a short-tailed bird, often identified as a pintail duck or similar waterfowl, which functioned in ancient Egyptian writing as a phonogram for the sound "sꜣ" or as a determinative in words related to birds. This character, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of Unicode, was used in religious and funerary texts, such as the Pyramid Texts, to convey both phonetic value and symbolic meaning tied to concepts like protection or progeny. Its digital inclusion allows for modern academic and cultural preservation of ancient Egyptian language, enabling precise typing and rendering of hieroglyphic inscriptions in electronic documents. The glyph itself is visually distinct with a rounded body and upturned tail, reflecting the artistic conventions of Egyptian scribes who meticulously recorded their civilization's mythology and daily life through such detailed signs.

General Properties

Code Point U+1317C
Version Added 5.2
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph G052
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓅼
HTML Hex Encoding 𓅼
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x85 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80C 0xDD7C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001317C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80c\udd7c

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-08-020
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A goose, standing, with its head downwards, as if it is picking up food
kEH_Func Classifier feeding, eating
kEH_FVal snm
kEH_UniK G052
kEH_JSesh G52
kEH_HG G52