U+13255 "𓉕" Egyptian Hieroglyph O005 Unicode Character

U+13255 "𓉕" Egyptian Hieroglyph O005 is a symbol from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically classified under the Gardiner sign list as O005, which depicts a stylized representation of a column or pillar. This hieroglyph belongs to the category of architectural and building elements, often used in ancient Egyptian texts to denote concepts related to structures, supports, or perhaps as a phonetic or ideographic component in the writing system. As part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, it allows for the digital representation and study of this ancient writing system, preserving the visual form of a sign that would have been carved or painted in temples, tombs, and papyri thousands of years ago.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13255
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph O005
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓉕
HTML Hex Encoding	𓉕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x89 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE55
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013255
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude55

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	O-02-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A plan of a winding wall.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	nm
kEH_UniK	O005
kEH_JSesh	O5
kEH_HG	O5
kEH_IFAO	283,8