U+1317E "𓅾" Egyptian Hieroglyph G054 Unicode Character

U+1317E "𓅾" Egyptian Hieroglyph G054 is a representation of a duck, specifically a pintail duck, depicted in the profile view typical of Egyptian hieroglyphic art, often shown swimming or with its characteristic long neck and pointed tail. This glyph belongs to the category of birds in Gardiner's sign list, where it is classified under G054, and it serves a phonetic role in the hieroglyphic writing system, primarily representing the sound "z3" or being used as a determinative for words related to waterfowl or concepts of abundance and movement. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the accurate digital preservation and communication of this ancient script, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to incorporate this specific hieroglyph into modern text without relying on images or specialized fonts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1317E
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph G054
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓅾
HTML Hex Encoding	𓅾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x85 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD7E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001317E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd7e

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-08-016
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A trussed and plucked goose or duck, with the head backwards below its body.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	snḏ
kEH_UniK	G054
kEH_JSesh	G54
kEH_HG	G54
kEH_IFAO	196,15