U+132CA "ð“‹Š" Egyptian Hieroglyph R023 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+132CA "ð“‹Š" Egyptian Hieroglyph R023 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list category R, which pertains to temple furniture and sacred objects, and it specifically depicts a rectangular or oval-shaped item often interpreted as a cloth, mat, or an object associated with a funerary or ritual context. This glyph appears in ancient Egyptian writing as a determinative or ideogram, typically contributing to the meaning of words related to covering, swathing, or mummification materials. In the broader system of Egyptian hieroglyphs, R023 belongs to the set of signs used to convey both phonetic and semantic values, though its usage is less common than more prominent hieroglyphs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of this specific symbol within the vast corpus of Egyptian writing, preserving a small piece of the language and culture of ancient Egypt for modern scholars and enthusiasts.

General Properties

Code Point U+132CA
Version Added 5.2
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph R023
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓋊
HTML Hex Encoding 𓋊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x8B 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80C 0xDECA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000132CA
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80c\udeca

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 R-18-004
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc Two bones of a fossil squid (belemnite), with an extra triangular shape at each side of the circle.
kEH_Func Logogram (Min (divinity))
kEH_FVal mnw
kEH_UniK R023
kEH_JSesh R23
kEH_HG R23
kEH_IFAO 364,10