U+1321F "𓈟" Egyptian Hieroglyph N042 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓈟

U+1321F "𓈟" Egyptian Hieroglyph N042 is a representation from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically belonging to the category of sky, earth, and water signs. This glyph depicts a body of water, typically identified as a canal or a stretch of water channel, reflecting its use in hieroglyphic texts to denote concepts related to water, irrigation, or geographical features like lakes or canals. It was employed in both religious and administrative inscriptions, serving as a determinative or ideogram to clarify the meaning of associated words within the script. As part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, it allows for the digital reproduction and study of this historical writing system, preserving the visual and semantic essence of the original carvings from ancient monuments and papyri.

General Properties

Code Point U+1321F
Version Added 5.2
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph N042
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓈟
HTML Hex Encoding 𓈟
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x88 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80C 0xDE1F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001321F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80c\ude1f

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-21-004
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A well with a straight line of water.
kEH_Func Phonemogram
kEH_FVal ḥm
kEH_UniK N042
kEH_JSesh N42
kEH_HG N42
kEH_IFAO 279,8