U+132EC "𓋬" Egyptian Hieroglyph S023 Unicode Character

U+132EC "𓋬" Egyptian Hieroglyph S023 is a symbol from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically categorized under the "Gardiner's Sign List" as S023, representing a folded cloth or garment. This hieroglyph typically functions as a determinative or ideogram in Egyptian writing, associated with concepts of clothing, textiles, or wrapping, and it often appears in inscriptions related to linen, bandages, or funerary contexts where the swathing of mummies is depicted. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows scholars, linguists, and digital archivists to accurately encode and reproduce this ancient symbol across modern computing platforms, preserving its cultural and linguistic significance for research and education.

General Properties

Code Point	U+132EC
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph S023
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓋬
HTML Hex Encoding	𓋬
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8B 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDEEC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000132EC
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udeec

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	S-26-014
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two pieces of cloth strung together / Two flagellums (S45) on top of/written through a cartouche in a round form (V9).
kEH_Func	Logogram (to unite, to assemble)
kEH_FVal	dmḏ
kEH_UniK	S023
kEH_JSesh	S23
kEH_HG	S23