U+13278 "𓉸" Egyptian Hieroglyph O026 Unicode Character

U+13278 "𓉸" Egyptian Hieroglyph O026 is a symbol from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically categorized under the Gardiner sign list as O026, which represents a pillar or column structure often associated with architectural elements like a gateway or shrine. This glyph was used in religious and monumental inscriptions to denote concepts related to sacred spaces, stability, or divine presence, reflecting its role as a determinative or logogram in hieroglyphic writing. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for modern digital representation and study of this historically significant script, preserving the visual form of a symbol that once adorned temple walls and papyrus scrolls in ancient Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13278
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph O026
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓉸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓉸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x89 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE78
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013278
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude78

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-14-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A stela on a base.
kEH_Func	Classifier stela
kEH_FVal	wḏ
kEH_UniK	O026
kEH_JSesh	O26
kEH_HG	O26
kEH_IFAO	313,13