U+13257 "𓉗" Egyptian Hieroglyph O006 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓉗

U+13257 "𓉗" Egyptian Hieroglyph O006 is a symbol from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, classified under Gardiner's sign list as O006, which represents a sectioned or compartmentalized building plan, often interpreted as a palace facade, shrine, or architectural enclosure. This glyph is typically associated with concepts of shelter, sacred space, or royal residence, and it appears in inscriptions alongside other structural glyphs to denote buildings or precincts in ancient Egyptian texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of this historical writing system, preserving its visual and semantic role in Egyptology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13257
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph O006
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓉗
HTML Hex Encoding	𓉗
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x89 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE57
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013257
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude57

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-03-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A plan of a rectangular enclosure, with an internal rectangle in the lower corner away from the reading direction.
kEH_Func	Logogram (temple, mansion, estate)
kEH_FVal	ḥw.t
kEH_UniK	O006
kEH_JSesh	O6
kEH_HG	O6
kEH_IFAO	284,1