U+13269 "𓉩" Egyptian Hieroglyph O015 Unicode Character

U+13269 "𓉩" Egyptian Hieroglyph O015 is one of the standardized symbols in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a logogram or determinative from the Gardiner sign list (category O, for buildings and parts of buildings). This specific glyph depicts a simplified drawing of a reed shelter or a primitive hut, often used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote concepts related to buildings, enclosures, or structures. It functions as a determinative in words like "house" or "shelter," providing semantic context to the phonetic signs that accompany it. As part of the Unicode Standard, it enables digital representation and study of the rich hieroglyphic writing system, preserving the visual form of the original script for modern scholars and enthusiasts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13269
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph O015
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓉩
HTML Hex Encoding	𓉩
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x89 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE69
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013269
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude69

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-05-038
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A wide cup (W10) above a half round loaf of bread (X1), written inside the enclosed part of an enclosure wall without battlements, with a block on each corner.
kEH_Func	Logogram (court)
kEH_FVal	wsḫ.t
kEH_UniK	O015
kEH_JSesh	O15
kEH_HG	O15
kEH_IFAO	296,10