U+132F9 "𓋹" Egyptian Hieroglyph S034 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓋹

U+132F9 "𓋹" Egyptian Hieroglyph S034 is commonly known as the ankh or "key of life," a symbol representing eternal life, vitality, and the union of male and female principles in ancient Egyptian culture. Depicted as a cross with a looped top, it was frequently carried by deities and pharaohs in tomb paintings and temple reliefs as a sign of their power to grant life and protection. The hieroglyph itself, classified under the Gardiner sign list as S034, belongs to the "Crowns, Dress, Staves" category and is often used in inscriptions to convey the concept of "life" or "to live," its phonetic value also serving as a determinative in related words.

General Properties

Code Point	U+132F9
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph S034
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓋹
HTML Hex Encoding	𓋹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8B 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDEF9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000132F9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udef9

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-17-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A tie or strap, used with sandals (ankh sign).
kEH_Func	Logogram (life)
kEH_FVal	ꜥnḫ
kEH_UniK	S034
kEH_JSesh	S34
kEH_HG	S34
kEH_IFAO	382,11