U+13208 "𓈈" Egyptian Hieroglyph N024 Unicode Character

U+13208 "𓈈" Egyptian Hieroglyph N024 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list, specifically classified under the category of sky, earth, and water as N024, which depicts a canal or irrigation channel filled with water. This hieroglyph was used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote the concept of a canal, a body of water, or the inundation of the Nile, often associated with fertility and the life giving waters essential for agriculture. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital preservation and scholarly study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, enabling modern researchers and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and communicate ancient texts using a universal encoding system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13208
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph N024
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓈈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓈈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x88 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE08
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013208
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude08

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	N-11-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A parcel of land with irrigation ditches.
kEH_Func	Logogram (nome, district)
kEH_FVal	spꜣ.t
kEH_UniK	N024
kEH_JSesh	N24
kEH_HG	N24
kEH_IFAO	271,5