U+1322D "𓈭" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl013 Unicode Character

U+1322D "𓈭" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl013 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list classified under the category of sky, earth, and water, specifically representing a canal or channel of water. This hieroglyph depicts a stylized, rectangular waterway often associated with irrigation or the Nile's branches, and it was used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote words related to watercourses, distribution of water, or geographical features involving canals. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital representation and preservation of this ancient script, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode and display this specific symbol in digital texts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1322D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl013
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓈭
HTML Hex Encoding	𓈭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x88 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE2D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001322D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude2d

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-11-044
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A double forked tool for the mending of nets, with a broad middle section (V26), written vertically, in front of a crook (S38); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24).
kEH_Func	Logogram (13th nome of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	ḥḳꜣ-ꜥnḏ.w
kEH_UniK	NL013
kEH_JSesh	NL13