U+1319E "𓆞" Egyptian Hieroglyph K004 Unicode Character

U+1319E "𓆞" Egyptian Hieroglyph K004 is a representation from the ancient Egyptian script, specifically depicting a fish, most likely a tilapia or a similar species, as classified within the Gardiner sign list under category K for fish and parts of fish. This glyph was used in hieroglyphic writing to convey the phonetic value “jn” or to serve as a determinative in words related to fish or water-based concepts, reflecting its symbolic connection to the Nile's aquatic life. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation and scholarly exchange of Egyptian hieroglyphs, preserving a key element of one of the world’s oldest writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1319E
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph K004
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆞
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆞
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD9E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001319E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd9e

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-01-029
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A freshwater elephant fish (Mormyrus kannume).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ẖꜣ
kEH_UniK	K004
kEH_JSesh	K4
kEH_HG	K4
kEH_IFAO	227,8