U+1319C "𓆜" Egyptian Hieroglyph K002 Unicode Character

U+1319C "𓆜" Egyptian Hieroglyph K002 is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified under the "K" category in Gardiner's sign list, which denotes fishes and parts of a fish. This particular hieroglyph represents a fish, often identified as the tilapia or a similar species, and it was used both logographically to write the word for "fish" and phonetically to indicate the sound "jn" or similar values in certain contexts. Carved into stone or painted on papyrus, it appears in religious texts, tomb inscriptions, and administrative records, serving as a symbol of fertility, rebirth, and the life-giving waters of the Nile in Egyptian culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1319C
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph K002
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆜
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD9C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001319C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd9c

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	K-01-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A fish (Labeobarbus bynni)
kEH_Func	Phono-repeater
kEH_FVal	bw
kEH_UniK	K002
kEH_JSesh	K2
kEH_HG	K2
kEH_IFAO	226,5