U+132A8 "𓊨" Egyptian Hieroglyph Q001 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓊨

U+132A8 "𓊨" Egyptian Hieroglyph Q001 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list categorised under section Q for "domestic and funerary furniture" specifically representing a headrest or pillow, a common item in ancient Egyptian beds used to support the neck during sleep and often placed in tombs to provide comfort for the deceased in the afterlife. This hieroglyph functions both as a logogram for the word meaning "headrest" or "pillow" and as a determinative in related words, reflecting its symbolic association with rest, protection, and the idea of raising the head, which held funerary significance as a protective amulet. The character’s inclusion in Unicode allows for its accurate representation in digital text, preserving the visual and cultural meaning of this ancient Egyptian symbol.

General Properties

Code Point	U+132A8
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Q001
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓊨
HTML Hex Encoding	𓊨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8A 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDEA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000132A8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udea8

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	Q-01-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A seat.
kEH_Func	Logogram (seat, throne, place)
kEH_FVal	s.t
kEH_UniK	Q001
kEH_JSesh	Q1
kEH_HG	Q1
kEH_IFAO	339,4