U+1321D "𓈝" Egyptian Hieroglyph N040 Unicode Character

U+1321D "𓈝" Egyptian Hieroglyph N040 is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified under Gardiner's sign list as N040, which represents a body of water or a canal typically depicted as a series of wavy lines or a rectangular basin with internal ripples. This glyph belongs to the category of hieroglyphs dealing with natural elements, specifically water and land features, and was used in inscriptions to denote concepts related to water, such as lakes, pools, or irrigation channels. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block allows for digital representation and study of this ancient script, preserving a symbol that frequently appeared in religious texts, administrative records, and monumental carvings from pharaonic Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1321D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph N040
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓈝
HTML Hex Encoding	𓈝
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x88 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE1D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001321D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude1d

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-20-033
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A rectangular pool (N37), on top of legs in a walking posture, feet orientated towards the reading direction (D54).
kEH_Func	Logogram (to go)
kEH_FVal	šm
kEH_UniK	N040
kEH_JSesh	N40
kEH_HG	N40
kEH_IFAO	279,2