U+13223 "𓈣" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl004 Unicode Character

U+13223 "𓈣" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl004 is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified under the category of "N" or sky, earth, and water signs, where "Nl" indicates it belongs to the "New Kingdom" or later variant of the hieroglyphic script. This particular character, often referred to as the "Nl004" or "Gardiner's sign Nl" group, depicts a stylized representation of a reed or plant, typically associated with the concept of "sedge" or "papyrus," and is used in hieroglyphic texts to write the word for "green" or "fresh," as well as being a phonetic component in various words related to thriving vegetation and the Nile's fertility.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13223
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl004
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓈣
HTML Hex Encoding	𓈣
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x88 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE23
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013223
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude23

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	T-07-037
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A shield with a rounded top, with two arrows crossed over it, fletching upwards (T62) in front of a sedge written on top of a mouth (M24); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Neith-South, 4th nome of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	n.t-rs.yt
kEH_UniK	NL004
kEH_JSesh	NL4