U+13284 "𓊄" Egyptian Hieroglyph O035 Unicode Character

U+13284 "𓊄" Egyptian Hieroglyph O035 is a visual representation of a coiled reed or a wick, often interpreted as a sign for light, heat, or something that burns. Belonging to the Gardiner sign list category O, which covers buildings, parts of buildings, and similar structures, this specific glyph is known as the “fire drill” or “drill for making fire,” symbolizing the concept of ignition or fire-making. In ancient Egyptian writing, it functioned as a determinative for words related to fire, cooking, or heat, and it also appeared in hieroglyphic texts as a phonetic or ideographic element within a larger system of script that combined logographic and alphabetic signs. This character is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Unicode block and is digitally encoded to preserve the written language of one of history’s most influential civilizations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13284
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph O035
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓊄
HTML Hex Encoding	𓊄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8A 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDE84
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013284
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\ude84

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-18-015
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A door bolt (O034) placed above legs in a walking posture, with feet oriented toward the reading direction (D054).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꞽs
kEH_UniK	O035
kEH_JSesh	O35
kEH_HG	O35
kEH_IFAO	318,2